# Rotate

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## <img src="/files/y0KtYK9rt2PEy3TB4jyz" alt="" data-size="line"> Rotate

<mark style="background-color:red;">**Rotate Actor**</mark> about its [pivot point](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] or <mark style="background-color:yellow;">**Rotate Around**</mark> a Center Offset on any axis (clockwise/counterclockwise).

<figure><img src="/files/wWf57kMRa7zcXnQFexbO" alt="" width="467"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Common Uses

* Turntable display of an asset (equipment, vehicles, etc.)
* Platforms with a circular path
* A rotation with more utility than [Bird](/en/creator/game-maker/docs/behaviours/movement/bird.md) behaviour (can have collisions, asset not tilted)

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## How it Works

### Trigger: (on game start)

### Action: Turns or Rotates :leftwards\_arrow\_with\_hook::arrow\_right\_hook:

### Parameter Notes

#### Rotate Actor

The object will turn about the **Rotation Axis** at its location based on the pivot point of the asset used.

#### Rotate Around

The object will rotate around the **Rotation Axis** at the **Center Offset** coordinates entered.

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**DEFINE CENTER OFFSET CORRECTLY**

An object can **NOT** rotate around an axis if *both* **Center Offset** coordinates in the *other axes* equal 0. The distance from the rotation axis would be 0, so nothing would happen.

In build mode, only the center point (not the blue rotation gizmo) will appear to indicate this.

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![](/files/60dTSmJyzuBMqJ6L8M4q)

[^1]: An object's pivot point is defined when it is created in VoxEdit.


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