# orient custom glyph
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orient-custom-glyph/8492
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 25, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orient-custom-glyph/8492 "2021-11-25T17:47:47Z")
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### Author:  [@mbanaei](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mbanaei)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orient-custom-glyph/8492/1 "2021-11-25T17:47:47Z")
Hi everyone,
when I am using the custom glyph orient option, the objects are not only rotating but are also moving. I am guessing that they are oriented along a certain axis and that is why they are moving. However, I would like that those objects are moving along their own centroids. The number of objects is quite large and I cannot do such a thing one by one. Does anyone know how to fix this issue?
Thank you very much
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orient-custom-glyph/8492/2 "2021-11-26T08:32:22Z")
> [@mbanaei](#):
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> moving along their own centroids.
You need to center your glyph geometry on their centroid before using them.
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### Author:  [@mbanaei](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mbanaei)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orient-custom-glyph/8492/3 "2021-11-26T11:09:33Z")
Thanks a lot for your help. Indeed, that was the issue.
My mistake was in the saving of the file. I was creating the STL file in SOLIDWORKS but apparently, when you save it, the software automatically moves it to the positive space. So, I should have checked a box that the software does not move the geometry and keep the coordinate as it is.