diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.cpp
index f9d9ba2c25..84b82c827a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ Toolpath::Toolpath()
 }
 
 Toolpath::Toolpath(const Toolpath& otherPath)
-:vpcCommands(otherPath.vpcCommands.size())
+    : vpcCommands(otherPath.vpcCommands.size())
+    , center(otherPath.center)
 {
-    operator=(otherPath);
+    *this = otherPath;
     recalculate();
 }
 
@@ -67,8 +68,10 @@ Toolpath &Toolpath::operator=(const Toolpath& otherPath)
     clear();
     vpcCommands.resize(otherPath.vpcCommands.size());
     int i = 0;
-    for (std::vector<Command*>::const_iterator it=otherPath.vpcCommands.begin();it!=otherPath.vpcCommands.end();++it,i++)
+    for (std::vector<Command*>::const_iterator it=otherPath.vpcCommands.begin();it!=otherPath.vpcCommands.end();++it,i++) {
         vpcCommands[i] = new Command(**it);
+    }
+    center = otherPath.center;
     recalculate();
     return *this;
 }
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ void Toolpath::recalculate(void) // recalculates the path cache
         
     // TODO recalculate the KDL stuff. At the moment, this is unused.
 
-    /*
+#if 0
     // delete the old and create a new one
     if(pcPath) 
         delete (pcPath);
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ void Toolpath::recalculate(void) // recalculates the path cache
     } catch (KDL::Error &e) {
         throw Base::Exception(e.Description());
     }
-    */
+#endif
 }
 
 // reimplemented from base class
@@ -291,19 +294,35 @@ unsigned int Toolpath::getMemSize (void) const
     return toGCode().size();
 }
 
+void Toolpath::setCenter(const Base::Vector3d &c)
+{
+    center = c;
+    recalculate();
+}
+
+static void saveCenter(Writer &writer, const Base::Vector3d &center)
+{
+    writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "<Center x=\"" << center.x << "\" y=\"" << center.y << "\" z=\"" << center.z << "\"/>" << std::endl;
+}
+
 void Toolpath::Save (Writer &writer) const
 {
     if (writer.isForceXML()) {
-        writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "<Path count=\"" <<  getSize() <<"\">" << std::endl;
+        writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "<Path count=\"" <<  getSize() << "\" version=\"" << SchemaVersion << "\">" << std::endl;
         writer.incInd();
-        for(unsigned int i = 0;i<getSize(); i++)
+        saveCenter(writer, center);
+        for(unsigned int i = 0; i < getSize(); i++) {
             vpcCommands[i]->Save(writer);
+        }
         writer.decInd();
-        writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "</Path>" << std::endl;
     } else {
         writer.Stream() << writer.ind()
-            << "<Path file=\"" << writer.addFile((writer.ObjectName+".nc").c_str(), this) << "\"/>" << std::endl;
+            << "<Path file=\"" << writer.addFile((writer.ObjectName+".nc").c_str(), this) << "\" version=\"" << SchemaVersion << "\">" << std::endl;
+        writer.incInd();
+        saveCenter(writer, center);
+        writer.decInd();
     }
+    writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "</Path>" << std::endl;
 }
 
 void Toolpath::SaveDocFile (Base::Writer &writer) const
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.h b/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.h
index 7ce9e602a1..16319627b5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/Path.h
@@ -64,12 +64,19 @@ namespace Path
             std::string toGCode(void) const; // gets a gcode string representation from the Path
             
             // shortcut functions
-            unsigned int getSize(void) const{return vpcCommands.size();}
-            const std::vector<Command*> &getCommands(void)const{return vpcCommands;}
-            const Command &getCommand(unsigned int pos)const {return *vpcCommands[pos];}
+            unsigned int getSize(void) const { return vpcCommands.size(); }
+            const std::vector<Command*> &getCommands(void) const { return vpcCommands; }
+            const Command &getCommand(unsigned int pos)    const { return *vpcCommands[pos]; }
         
+            // support for rotation
+            const Base::Vector3d& getCenter() const { return center; }
+            void setCenter(const Base::Vector3d &c);
+
+            static const int SchemaVersion = 2;
+
         protected:
             std::vector<Command*> vpcCommands;
+            Base::Vector3d center;
             //KDL::Path_Composite *pcPath;
             
         /*
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPy.xml b/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPy.xml
index 6433f01171..22c6722255 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPy.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ commands (optional) is a list of Path commands</UserDocu>
             </Documentation>
             <Parameter Name="Commands" Type="List"/>
         </Attribute>
+        <Attribute Name="Center" ReadOnly="false">
+            <Documentation>
+                <UserDocu>the center position for all rotational parameters</UserDocu>
+            </Documentation>
+            <Parameter Name="Center" Type="Object"/>
+        </Attribute>
         <Methode Name="addCommands">
             <Documentation>
                 <UserDocu>adds a command or a list of commands at the end of the path</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPyImp.cpp
index 11de15a4f5..2757d96913 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/PathPyImp.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "PathPy.h"
 #include "PathPy.cpp"
 
+#include "Base/GeometryPyCXX.h"
 #include "CommandPy.h"
 
 using namespace Path;
@@ -105,6 +106,16 @@ void PathPy::setCommands(Py::List list)
     }
 }
 
+Py::Object PathPy::getCenter(void) const
+{
+    return Py::Vector(getToolpathPtr()->getCenter());
+}
+
+void PathPy::setCenter(Py::Object obj)
+{
+    getToolpathPtr()->setCenter(Py::Vector(obj).toVector());
+}
+
 // read-only attributes
 
 Py::Float PathPy::getLength(void) const
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/PropertyPath.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/PropertyPath.cpp
index eedd5ef7cd..f0360b07cf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/PropertyPath.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/PropertyPath.cpp
@@ -111,12 +111,24 @@ void PropertyPath::Save (Base::Writer &writer) const
 void PropertyPath::Restore(Base::XMLReader &reader)
 {
     reader.readElement("Path");
-    std::string file (reader.getAttribute("file") );
 
+    std::string file (reader.getAttribute("file") );
     if (!file.empty()) {
         // initate a file read
         reader.addFile(file.c_str(),this);
     }
+
+    if (reader.hasAttribute("version")) {
+        int version = reader.getAttributeAsInteger("version");
+        if (version >= Toolpath::SchemaVersion) {
+            reader.readElement("Center");
+            double x = reader.getAttributeAsFloat("x");
+            double y = reader.getAttributeAsFloat("y");
+            double z = reader.getAttributeAsFloat("z");
+            Base::Vector3d center(x, y, z);
+            _Path.setCenter(center);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void PropertyPath::SaveDocFile (Base::Writer &) const