# Center of mass , (center of data)

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/center-of-mass-center-of-data/1273
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 11, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/center-of-mass-center-of-data/1273 "2019-02-11T16:44:00Z")
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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/center-of-mass-center-of-data/1273/4 "2019-02-12T18:48:33Z")

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@mwestphal I believe the user is asking for the center point of the dataset, not the center point of individual cells.

I believe the filter to do this doesn’t exist. However, you can easily build one. The tools for this are found in the tips and tricks post here: [Pointing the camera at the center of a dataset using Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pointing-the-camera-at-the-center-of-a-dataset-using-python/1257). What you are asking for is the center of the bounds.

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