# Rotating an object around the y-axis

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-an-object-around-the-y-axis/407>\
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**Created:** [July 16, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-an-object-around-the-y-axis/407 "2002-07-16T19:13:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dim\_Sum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@Dim\_Sum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dim_Sum)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-an-object-around-the-y-axis/407/1 "2002-07-16T19:13:34Z")

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Hi all,

I just Flash MX the other day. I was wondering of anyone knows how to rotate an object around the y-axis. In Flash 4 there use to be a button that appears when you transform an object that will allow you to change the rotation to be around the y-axis instead of the z-axis. But this option or button no longer appears in Flash MX. Can anyone help???

thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-an-object-around-the-y-axis/407/2 "2002-07-17T18:45:36Z")

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What exactly do you call the y axis ?🙂

pom :asian:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-an-object-around-the-y-axis/407/3 "2002-07-17T19:40:39Z")

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nevermind… i figured it out. i just scale it vertically to make the appearance of the shape spinning vertically. thnx though =)