# Papervision3D How do I position objects without having to guess values?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-how-do-i-position-objects-without-having-to-guess-values/268727
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**Created:** [August 18, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-how-do-i-position-objects-without-having-to-guess-values/268727 "2008-08-18T05:30:51Z")
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#### Post date: [August 18, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-how-do-i-position-objects-without-having-to-guess-values/268727/1 "2008-08-18T05:30:51Z")

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I want my objects to be centered in the screen, but when I create them, and set their xy values to 0, they are offset. I think it’s because of the whole viewport/scene/camera thing, so how do fix it so that 0,0 is at the top-left?