---
name: "boundingCenter"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Object Manipulation"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/boundingCenter
revid: 377382
updated: 2026-01-02T06:43:49Z
---

# boundingCenter

*Command · Object Manipulation · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

Returns the position of the original (loaded) center of an object in model coordinates. Despite its name, it has nothing to do with [boundingBox](../commands/boundingBox.md) or [boundingBoxReal](../commands/boundingBoxReal.md), it returns offset where `[0, 0, 0]` was Object Builder / Oxygen 2 when model was created.

## Syntax

```sqf
boundingCenter object
```

**Parameters:**

- `object`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)

**Returns:** [PositionRelative](../topics/Position.md#positionrelative)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_center = boundingCenter TruckOne;
```

## See also

[boundingBox](../commands/boundingBox.md) · [sizeOf](../commands/sizeOf.md) · [boundingBoxReal](../commands/boundingBoxReal.md) · [getPosWorld](../commands/getPosWorld.md) · [setPosWorld](../commands/setPosWorld.md) · [aimPos](../commands/aimPos.md)

## Community notes

**Sa-Matra** — 2023-04-20

Some objects have [boundingCenter](../commands/boundingCenter.md) in really weird positions. In general this command is borderline useless.

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — boundingCenter](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/boundingCenter) (revision 377382).</sub>