# PLY export and axes

**URL:** <https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/ply-export-and-axes/6947>\
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**Created:** [May 9, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/ply-export-and-axes/6947 "2025-05-09T12:04:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/ply-export-and-axes/6947/7 "2025-05-11T17:02:39Z")

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@mdjurfeldt Because one can select the molecule (`Ctrl + A`) and move it on the canvas (after `Ctrl + 6`, or toggle on the hand symbol), including somewhat closer to the optional reference axes: does the accidental superposition still occur after the selection of the molecule, and view → center?  
Does the superposition equally occur for the export to wrl/vrml (mentioned [here](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/hi-could-someone-please-tell-me-how-to-export-3d-chem-models-to-other-applications-like-maya-blender-or-3ds-max-vrml-is-not-working-properly/2535) and [here](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-stl-file/2436))?

For a few small molecules (lutidine, diethylether, etc.), running the Linux appimage 1.100.0 from a thumb drive in Debian 13/trixie, I didn’t observe the problem your report. However, was your structure a much larger one (possibly a protein read by _import from PDB_)?

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