# createEmptyMovieClip - centering reg point programmatically

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-centering-reg-point-programmatically/270071>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 4, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-centering-reg-point-programmatically/270071 "2008-09-04T21:53:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-centering-reg-point-programmatically/270071/1 "2008-09-04T21:53:22Z")

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Is it possible to set an mc’s registration point programmatically in AS2? More specifically I’m interested in setting the registration point of clips generated by a createEmptyMovieClip action so that they are centered and along the bottom axis. I suspect it may not be possible but I defer to those of who know more than I…