# Rotate around axis shifting each time I rotate

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 19, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-around-axis-shifting-each-time-i-rotate/24219 "2023-02-19T14:16:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-around-axis-shifting-each-time-i-rotate/24219/1 "2023-02-19T14:16:16Z")

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I’m trying to add pyramid shapes around a base object and each time I rotate around the Z axis the model shifts slightly resulting in ever smaller pyramids.

When I do the same application with a simple shape it does the same thing, I’ve attached examples showing the issue, from the top/bottom view you can see that the central shape is shifting each time.

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**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-around-axis-shifting-each-time-i-rotate/24219/2 "2023-02-19T18:31:36Z")

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I might be wrong, but the third image and also the fifth one seem to indicate that either it’s not a perfect circle, or your pivot point is off-centre, or the cylinder is tilted?