# Ignition 8.1 Perspective – Agitator rotation direction in Vessel symbol

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [January 13, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-perspective-agitator-rotation-direction-in-vessel-symbol/113257 "2026-01-13T16:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![HAKEEM\_DAYARAJU](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hakeem_dayaraju/32/76842_2.png) [@HAKEEM\_DAYARAJU](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HAKEEM_DAYARAJU)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-perspective-agitator-rotation-direction-in-vessel-symbol/113257/1 "2026-01-13T16:00:17Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m using **Ignition 8.1 Perspective** and working with the **Vessel symbol that includes an agitator**.

I’m able to:

- Animate the agitator rotation

- Control the rotation speed dynamically using tag bindings

The only issue I’m facing is that I **cannot change the rotation direction** (clockwise vs counter-clockwise). The agitator always rotates in the same direction, and I don’t see any exposed property or setting to control direction.

My questions:

- Is the rotation direction fixed for the built-in Vessel agitator?

- Is there any supported way in Perspective to control or reverse the rotation direction using bindings, transforms, or styles?

Any clarification or guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/4/844ab681549ccde2d17607240affed58c5d904af.png)

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**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-perspective-agitator-rotation-direction-in-vessel-symbol/113257/2 "2026-01-14T07:00:13Z")

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Are you having a laugh? The animation on the vessel is a shrink and expand of the agitator elements in the horizontal direction. There is no direction to this animation, its a visual illusion that it "rotates" at all.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/1/214053da0dd2eb4da0ef0316637d89ab75f2ebbf.jpeg "Dual Axis Illusion") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC0GGkNZPgs&t=19s)

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-perspective-agitator-rotation-direction-in-vessel-symbol/113257/3 "2026-01-14T11:58:36Z")

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Brilliant!

When you have a genuinely directional animation you can use CSS transform. For example: [Perspective Centrifugal Pump Animation Help - #2 by Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-centrifugal-pump-animation-help/73867/2).