# Change default orientation widget

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-default-orientation-widget/15553
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** proposal
**Created:** [October 14, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-default-orientation-widget/15553 "2024-10-14T20:18:23Z")
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### Author: ![jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jaswantp/32/11456_2.png) [@jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaswantp)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-default-orientation-widget/15553/2 "2024-10-14T20:31:02Z")

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If anyone has a better idea for the style of the widget, it can easily use another shape/design.

The orientation widget representation in VTK with 3 sticks and 6 balls is just a starting point I made with inspiration from blender - [3D Navigation gizmo - #4 by jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-navigation-gizmo/5743/4)

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