# Setting registration point, and moving afterwords

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-registration-point-and-moving-afterwords/306384>\
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**Created:** [March 14, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-registration-point-and-moving-afterwords/306384 "2010-03-14T14:39:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![magarik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magarik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magarik)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-registration-point-and-moving-afterwords/306384/1 "2010-03-14T14:39:52Z")

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hi  
does anyone know how to properly change a displayobject’s registration point?

changing the transform.matrix.ty / transform.matrix.tx, works, as long as the mc doesnt change x /y itself later. if it does, the matrix is reset.

so, anyone heard of an alternate method?

thanks,  
michael