# How do I have my obj loaded properly centered at 0,0,0 and scaled?

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**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/how-do-i-have-my-obj-loaded-properly-centered-at-0-0-0-and-scaled/21093 "2021-05-25T05:23:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/how-do-i-have-my-obj-loaded-properly-centered-at-0-0-0-and-scaled/21093/16 "2023-07-28T19:35:31Z")

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Here’s a function to center mesh content in a node:

> [@Mesh not importing in the center of scene](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/mesh-not-importing-in-the-center-of-scene/10383/5):
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> Here’s a function to center mesh content in a node: function centerMeshContent(node: TransformNode) { const { min, max } = node.getHierarchyBoundingVectors(); const halfRange = max.subtract(min).scaleInPlace(0.5); const currentCenter = min.add(halfRange); const offset = currentCenter.negate(); traverseNodes(node, (n) =\> { if (n instanceof Mesh) { n.position.addInPlace(offset); // The bounding box is world-…

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