# Location: Y-axis sign flipped

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/location-y-axis-sign-flipped/2851716>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting (Unreal Engine)\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/location-y-axis-sign-flipped/2851716 "2026-11-06T20:15:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/location-y-axis-sign-flipped/2851716/1 "2026-11-06T20:15:38Z")

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### Summary

I was recording prop locations to make a prop move to a random one from a list of transforms, and I found that it always put my prop in the wrong location. It came down to the Y-axis having the wrong signage (ie -100 instead of +100).

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Editor

### Steps to Reproduce

Place a prop.  
Copy the vector3 location (X=-1.0,Y=-1.0,Z=-1.0)  
Paste the vector3 into the props location  
Watch the Y value change from -1.0 to +1.0 in the editor.

You can also do this in reverse with (X=1.0,Y=1.0,Z=1.0) and watch the Y value change to -1.0

### Expected Result

The Y-value should not change from positive to negative and visa versa.

### Observed Result

The Y value flips sign.

### Affects Versions

5.8

### Platform(s)

Windows

### Upload an image

 ![YAXIS.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/1/0/0107051eaab6f1b77660f58477753c23004abad9.png)