AddictArts/three.js — comment on commit 3a4b8d442c0c547007bb6bccafe9e4a32f5cf898
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By mrdoob:

The cleanest and simplest way to deal with this is by creating a dummy object that acts as pivot/center.

```javascript
var dummy = new THREE.Object3D();
dummy.add( object );

object.position.x = - offset.x;
dummy.scale( 1.2, 1.2, 1.2 );
```