# rotate skybox when raytracing is activated not possible

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotate-skybox-when-raytracing-is-activated-not-possible/9565
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 5, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotate-skybox-when-raytracing-is-activated-not-possible/9565 "2022-05-05T08:03:41Z")
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### Author: ![vavo01](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vavo01](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vavo01)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotate-skybox-when-raytracing-is-activated-not-possible/9565/1 "2022-05-05T08:03:41Z")

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It is possible to rotate the skybox with Ctrl+Left Button around the Y-axis. But when I enable ray tracing the position of the skybox turns back to its origin and the rotation with Ctrl+Left Button isn’t possible any more. Is this expected behaviour or bug?

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### Author: ![MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/miguelangelaguirre/32/2986_2.png) [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotate-skybox-when-raytracing-is-activated-not-possible/9565/2 "2022-05-05T09:56:11Z")

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Hello,

There is a solution for that. See under “ **Ray Traced Rendering** ” options → “ **Environment North** ” and “ **Environment East** ”. You have to change the direction vector to rotate the Skybox image.

Regards

Miguel