# How do I set the initial rotation Angle when I use OrbitControls?

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**Tags:** orbitcontrols\
**Created:** [September 26, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-initial-rotation-angle-when-i-use-orbitcontrols/30261 "2021-09-26T03:51:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-initial-rotation-angle-when-i-use-orbitcontrols/30261/1 "2021-09-26T03:51:23Z")

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How do I set the initial rotation Angle when I use OrbitControls ?

```javascript

        orbitContr.object.rotation.copy(new THREE.Euler(1.137552873254083, -0.1797579063185274, 0.36884243755536256))
        defaultCamera.rotation.set(1.5707956567011139, -7.42276446308378e-7, 0.8364612018843396)
        defaultCamera.updateProjectionMatrix();

        orbitContr.saveState();

```

If I write it this way, it doesn’t work.  
The initial rotation Angle is still the default of 0, 0, 0 .

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**Author:** ![LeenAlfalah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/leenalfalah/32/18835_2.png) [@LeenAlfalah](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/LeenAlfalah)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-initial-rotation-angle-when-i-use-orbitcontrols/30261/2 "2021-09-26T05:55:06Z")

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Camera.rotation doesnot work with orbitControl, cuz the orbit control override the camera rotation , try to work with target