diff --git a/jaxley/modules/base.py b/jaxley/modules/base.py
index 50f73ced..62d96f4a 100644
--- a/jaxley/modules/base.py
+++ b/jaxley/modules/base.py
@@ -725,6 +725,19 @@ def compute_xyz(self):
 
             self.xyzr[b][:, :2] = np.asarray([start_point, end_point])
 
+    def move(self, x: float = 0.0, y: float = 0.0, z: float = 0.0):
+        self._move(x, y, z, self.nodes)
+
+    def _move(self, x: float, y: float, z: float, view):
+        # Need to cast to set because this will return one columnn per compartment,
+        # not one column per branch.
+        indizes = set(view["branch_index"].to_numpy().tolist())
+        for i in indizes:
+            self.xyzr[i][:, 0] += x
+            self.xyzr[i][:, 1] += y
+            self.xyzr[i][:, 2] += z
+
+
 
 class View:
     """View of a `Module`."""
@@ -832,6 +845,10 @@ def vis(
             morph_plot_kwargs=morph_plot_kwargs,
         )
 
+    def move(self, x: float = 0.0, y: float = 0.0, z: float = 0.0):
+        nodes = self.set_global_index_and_index(self.view)
+        self.pointer._move(x, y, z, nodes)
+
     def adjust_view(self, key: str, index: float):
         """Update view."""
         if isinstance(index, int) or isinstance(index, np.int64):
diff --git a/jaxley/modules/network.py b/jaxley/modules/network.py
index 8a391409..66483447 100644
--- a/jaxley/modules/network.py
+++ b/jaxley/modules/network.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._append_to_params_and_state(cells)
         for cell in cells:
             self._append_to_channel_params_and_state(cell)
-            self.xyzr += cell.xyzr
+            self.xyzr += deepcopy(cell.xyzr)
         self._append_synapses_to_params_and_state(connectivities)
 
         self.cells = cells