---
name: "setPosWorld"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Positions"]
arma3_since: "1.32"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": "global", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPosWorld
revid: 377460
updated: 2026-01-02T06:47:29Z
---

# setPosWorld

*Command · Positions · Arma 3 v1.32*

Locality: arguments **global** · effect **global**

## Description

Sets position of an object based on the model's centre position (see [getPosWorld](../commands/getPosWorld.md)).

## Syntax

```sqf
object setPosWorld position
```

**Parameters:**

- `object`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)
- `position`: [PositionASL](../topics/Position.md#positionasl)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_obj setPosWorld getPosWorld _obj;
```

## See also

[getPosWorld](../commands/getPosWorld.md) · [setPos](../commands/setPos.md) · [setPosATL](../commands/setPosATL.md) · [setPosASL](../commands/setPosASL.md) · [setPosASLW](../commands/setPosASLW.md) · [setMarkerPos](../commands/setMarkerPos.md) · [setVehiclePosition](../commands/setVehiclePosition.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — setPosWorld](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPosWorld) (revision 377460).</sub>