# Pick center of rotation fails
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 15, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476 "2025-04-15T15:54:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/1 "2025-04-15T15:54:37Z")
Is this known? Should I use a different version?
```auto
Client Information:
Version: 5.13.2
VTK Version: 9.3.20240617
Qt Version: 5.15.2
vtkIdType size: 64bits
Embedded Python: On
Python Library Path: C:\Program Files\ParaView 5.13.2\bin\lib
Python Library Version: 3.10.11 (tags/v3.10.11:7d4cc5a, Apr 5 2023, 00:38:17) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]
Python Numpy Support: On
Python Numpy Path: C:\Program Files\ParaView 5.13.2\bin\Lib\site-packages\numpy
Python Numpy Version: 1.26.4
Python Matplotlib Support: On
Python Matplotlib Path: C:\Program Files\ParaView 5.13.2\bin\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib
Python Matplotlib Version: 3.7.2
Python Testing: Off
MPI Enabled: Off
ParaView Build ID: superbuild 0f84f41dff72e62e9baa8d18a5c64e2149efec8c (!1250)
Disable Registry: Off
Test Directory:
Data Directory:
SMP Backend: TBB
SMP Max Number of Threads: 12
OpenGL Vendor: Intel
OpenGL Version: 3.2.0 - Build 30.0.101.3118
OpenGL Renderer: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
Accelerated filters overrides available: No
Connection Information:
Remote Connection: No
```
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/2 "2025-04-16T08:02:48Z")
How do you produce this error ? Please share data and steps to reproduce.
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/3 "2025-04-16T13:20:44Z")
[m\_gwa\_sub\_sub\_1-mesh-14-Incus\_Lf.vtu](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/8l9FntwewAizmEC9jfVwQczxfrb.vtu) (2.4 MB)
Use
Get
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/4 "2025-04-16T13:26:45Z")
Unable to reproduce on linux so far.
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/5 "2025-04-16T13:31:40Z")
Does it have anything to do with the graphics card?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/6 "2025-04-16T13:37:21Z")
It definitely can, especially has your GPU seems to be an odd one.
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/7 "2025-04-16T13:39:45Z")
So what do I do now? Can I turn off graphics acceleration for picking?
Picking points works fine. It is just the camera center that is screwed up.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/8 "2025-04-16T13:47:48Z")
You seem to be the second user with the same issue on this specific GPU:
> [@Pick Center does not work correctly for large sparse meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-does-not-work-correctly-for-large-sparse-meshes/16399):
>
> I am using paraview with meshes of neurons, which are large and sparse. When I try to use the pick center tool, I expect the center to be placed wherever I click on the mesh. However, as you can see in the pictures, when clicking in the soma of the neuron, the center is placed quite far behind the mesh where I clicked. Can I change some settings or do anything else to fix this?
You may want to open an issue on [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues)
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/9 "2025-04-16T13:49:28Z")
I will open an issue. But what about a workaround?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/10 "2025-04-16T13:51:47Z")
You can set the center of rotation manually in the “Edit Camera” dialog, if that helps.
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/11 "2025-04-16T13:54:19Z")
Why does “hover on point” work fine. It seems to be the same kind of operation…
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/12 "2025-04-16T13:56:15Z")
More investigation needed.
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/13 "2025-04-16T14:25:08Z")
Thank you for your help! 🙂
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/14 "2025-04-16T17:06:38Z")
Mathieu,
I just tried 5.13.1, can’t replicate.
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### Author:  [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/15 "2025-04-16T19:55:09Z")
Walter, are you saying that you could not replicate on the same kind of machine (Win 11 on a Surface Pro with Iris XE graphics)? Should I then use 5.13.1?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pick-center-of-rotation-fails/16476/16 "2025-04-17T07:44:31Z")
Its an Intel Iris XE specific issue.