# 7.3 beta rotation animation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-3-beta-rotation-animation/3360>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 28, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-3-beta-rotation-animation/3360 "2011-09-28T18:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![weertske](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/weertske/32/3353_2.png) [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-3-beta-rotation-animation/3360/1 "2011-09-28T18:49:10Z")

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I created an ellipse on the screen and then bound the timer value property to the angle of the ellipse. Voila a nice rotating ellipse. I then dragged the ellipse to where I wanted it while it was still rotating. Unfortunately, the center of rotation didn’t move with the ellipse so now I have an ellipse floating around the screen. Hilarious but not very practical.

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**Author:** ![weertske](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/weertske/32/3353_2.png) [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-3-beta-rotation-animation/3360/2 "2011-09-28T19:30:42Z")

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Actually this type of motion might be useful. However, you need to give us control of the axis location.

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**Author:** ![weertske](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/weertske/32/3353_2.png) [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-3-beta-rotation-animation/3360/3 "2011-09-28T20:09:47Z")

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I found the axis, it is only visible when the object has its rotation ‘handles’ visible. Please make the axis (center of rotation) a property we can adjust on the property editor.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-3-beta-rotation-animation/3360/4 "2011-09-29T23:35:57Z")

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For now you’ll have to make do with editing it visually when the selection handles are in rotate mode.