# The problem of the central axis of rotation in billboard mode

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/the-problem-of-the-central-axis-of-rotation-in-billboard-mode/30129>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** billboard\
**Created:** [May 7, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/the-problem-of-the-central-axis-of-rotation-in-billboard-mode/30129 "2022-05-07T06:14:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![brightMoon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/brightmoon/32/9959_2.png) [@brightMoon](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/brightMoon)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/the-problem-of-the-central-axis-of-rotation-in-billboard-mode/30129/1 "2022-05-07T06:14:30Z")

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[https://playground.babylonjs.com/#T6IN6X#577](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#T6IN6X#577);  
With setpivotpoint setting, billboardmode cannot rotate around the Yellow sphere

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**Author:** ![brightMoon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/brightmoon/32/9959_2.png) [@brightMoon](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/brightMoon)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/the-problem-of-the-central-axis-of-rotation-in-billboard-mode/30129/2 "2022-05-07T11:54:13Z")

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This is exactly what I want  
[https://playground.babylonjs.com/#T6IN6X#578](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#T6IN6X#578)  
Solution: [https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/how-to-change-to-pivot-point-of-billboardmode/24548](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/how-to-change-to-pivot-point-of-billboardmode/24548)

```auto
plane.position.y = 1;
plane.bakeCurrentTransformIntoVertices();
plane.billboardMode = BABYLON.Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_ALL;

```

The credit goes to bakeCurrentTransformIntoVertices into vertices