# TransformationPoint for MovieClip?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transformationpoint-for-movieclip/264679>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 28, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transformationpoint-for-movieclip/264679 "2008-06-28T14:55:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sage\_of\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sage\_of\_Fire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sage_of_Fire)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transformationpoint-for-movieclip/264679/1 "2008-06-28T14:55:14Z")

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I would like to know how I could set a new rotation point for a MovieClip through AS3. I’m making a flash game, and I’d like to make my fighter move his arms and legs without going through all the complicated trig. I know Animator and Source objects have transformationPoints, but I don’t know how to apply that to my MovieClip. I’d really appreciate an example that I can followl

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**Author:** ![devonair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@devonair](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/devonair)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transformationpoint-for-movieclip/264679/2 "2008-06-28T16:06:25Z")

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