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title: axis
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# axis

A vector that describes the axis of rotation.

## Overview

Overview The object spins in a plane perpendicular to the value of this property. To reverse a spin direction, invert the value of this property. The default value points positively in the y-direction. Declaration uniform vector3d axis = (0.0, 1.0, 0.0)

## See Also

### Properties

- [info:id](usd/info-id.md)
- [affectedObjects](usd/affectedobjects.md)
- [center](usd/center.md)
- [duration](usd/duration.md)
- [revolutions](usd/revolutions.md)
- [alignToPath](usd/aligntopath.md)