# Get Attribute: pivot Menu Path : **Operator > Attribute > Get Attribute: pivot** The **Get Attribute: pivot** returns the pivot, which is a [standard attribute](Reference-Attributes.md), of a simulated element depending on [Location](Attributes.md#attribute-locations). This Operator outputs the origin position, in its unit representation, of the simulated element. [!include[](Snippets/Operator-GetAttributeOperatorSettings.md)] ## Operator properties | **Output** | **Type** | **Description** | | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | pivot | Vector3 | The value of the pivot attribute, based on **Location**.
If this attribute has not been written to, this Operator returns the default attribute value. | ## Details The value the attribute returns uses the system’s space (either local-space or world-space).