# Stuck on tutorial - can't find centre of shape

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-tutorial-cant-find-centre-of-shape/38591>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-tutorial-cant-find-centre-of-shape/38591 "2025-06-30T12:35:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![hh44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@hh44](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hh44)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-tutorial-cant-find-centre-of-shape/38591/1 "2025-06-30T12:35:36Z")

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Hello, I am stuck in tutorial where i dont know why i can’t find the centre of the shape as in the video

 ![Snipaste_2025-06-30_14-34-54](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/4/14d2fb1fd3eab547c439e799147bd442adf6cbd3.png)

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**Author:** ![GroMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@GroMark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GroMark)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-tutorial-cant-find-centre-of-shape/38591/2 "2025-06-30T13:48:15Z")

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Hi,

It’s the blue dot in the middle of the rectangle and the purple dots in the middle of the holes.

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**Author:** ![hh44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@hh44](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hh44)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-tutorial-cant-find-centre-of-shape/38591/3 "2025-06-30T14:09:11Z")

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I havent seen this, but anyway even using blue dot you cant make another rectangle at center the previous one around it.  
I think i made first rectangle in wrong place , i shoulld have made it in the centre of xyz axis.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-tutorial-cant-find-centre-of-shape/38591/4 "2025-06-30T15:49:47Z")

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Snapping can be your friend… and your enemy. 😄

Look at your sketches in the side panel. Are you on the proper sketch (if there is more than 1)

Also the blue dot does not look like center of the rectangle.

Which tutorial?