# Setting the rotation point

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-rotation-point/68522
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**Created:** [October 26, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-rotation-point/68522 "2004-10-26T17:41:22Z")
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### Author: ![icio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/icio/32/484_2.png) [@icio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icio)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-rotation-point/68522/1 "2004-10-26T17:41:22Z")

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i’m working on a flash game at the moment, and i would like to know if i am able to set the point that the movieclip rotates around using actionscript.

i don’t want to do it by simply moving all of the contents of the movieclip closer or nearer. is there any other way of doing it? i couldn’t find any simple functions for it. am i just going to have to use some complicated maths?

thanks in advance :thumb:

[edit] rotation point, aka, registration point.[/edit]