# WPS place correct orientation in Unity

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/wps-place-correct-orientation-in-unity/5118>\
**Category:** I'm Stuck\
**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/wps-place-correct-orientation-in-unity/5118 "2025-01-06T13:10:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Volodymyr\_Tretyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ac91a4/32.png) [@Volodymyr\_Tretyak](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Volodymyr_Tretyak)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/wps-place-correct-orientation-in-unity/5118/1 "2025-01-06T13:10:02Z")

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- **Issue category** : WPS
- **Device type & OS version** : iOS

Description of the issue:

Is there a way to place a correct orientation in WPS, for example I need an object to be facing the west, but how can I understand which side is the west in unity?

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**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/wps-place-correct-orientation-in-unity/5118/2 "2025-01-07T18:49:31Z")

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Hi Volodymyr,

WPS has a class called ARWorldPositioningTangentialTransform which has helper methods that allow you to convert from Unity coordinates to tangential coordinates with an east-up-north quaternion. You would want to multiply the east-up-north quaternion by a quaternion representing (0,0,1,0) which would be a 180 degree rotation about the Y-axis. Use the existing helper methods to convert back to world from tangential.

Kind regards,  
Maverick L.

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**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/wps-place-correct-orientation-in-unity/5118/3 "2026-03-05T23:44:22Z")

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