# Camera rotation offset

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**Category:** HOOPS Visualize Web\
**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/camera-rotation-offset/433 "2021-08-11T17:55:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/camera-rotation-offset/433/1 "2021-08-11T17:55:52Z")

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Someone recently asked: Is it possible to offset the camera in the html canvas so that the scene center point is offset?

Answer: Yes, the Navigate operator’s default behavior includes the ability to rotate around a specific point using the middle mouse button. Move the mouse pointer over a surface, depress the middle mouse button and drag.

Alternatively, you can use the Orbit operator to explicitly set the rotation target using this API:

[https://docs.techsoft3d.com/communicator/latest/build/api\_ref/typedoc/classes/communicator.operator.cameraorbitoperator.html#setorbittarget](https://docs.techsoft3d.com/communicator/latest/build/api_ref/typedoc/classes/communicator.operator.cameraorbitoperator.html#setorbittarget)

Here’s a little code that shows this working with our microengine sample dataset:

hwv.getOperatorManager().remove(Communicator.OperatorId.Navigate)  
hwv.getOperatorManager().push(Communicator.OperatorId.Orbit)  
hwv.getOperatorManager().getOperator(Communicator.OperatorId.Orbit).setOrbitTarget(new Communicator.Point3(0, 2,0 0))  
hwv.getOperatorManager().getOperator(Communicator.OperatorId.Orbit).setOrbitFallbackMode(Communicator.OrbitFallbackMode.OrbitTarget)