diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 1ac34a2170..3f72527d72 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ void RenderableModelEntityItem::updateModelBounds() {
         model->setSnapModelToRegistrationPoint(!_useOriginalPivot, registrationPoint);
         updateRenderItems = true;
         needsSimulate = true;
-        locationChanged();
         _needsToRescaleModel = false;
     }
 
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ void RenderableModelEntityItem::updateModelBounds() {
         // NOTE: on isAnimatingSomething() we need to call Model::simulate() which calls Rig::updateRig()
         // TODO: there is opportunity to further optimize the isAnimatingSomething() case.
         model->simulate(0.0f);
+        locationChanged();
         _needsInitialSimulation = false;
         _needsJointSimulation = false;
         updateRenderItems = true;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index 3996920572..f7bd0266fa 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ AACube EntityItem::getMaximumAACube(bool& success) const {
 
             // put a cube around the sphere
             // TODO? replace _maxAACube with _boundingSphereRadius
-            glm::vec3 minimumCorner = (centerOfRotation + getPivot()) - glm::vec3(radius, radius, radius);
+            glm::vec3 minimumCorner = (centerOfRotation + getWorldOrientation() * getPivot()) - glm::vec3(radius, radius, radius);
             _maxAACube = AACube(minimumCorner, radius * 2.0f);
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml b/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml
index 807ab1cd56..c03e7c1c35 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml
+++ b/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 CheckBox {
                     id: useOriginalPivot
                     text: qsTr("Use Original Pivot")
+                    checked: true
                 }
 
                 CheckBox {