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How to prevent the Graphics3D object in following code from shaking when continuously changing the phi parameter?

(*magnetic field*)
magneticField = {Arrowheads[{{Small, 0.3}, {Small, 0.7}}], 
   Arrow /@ 
    Transpose@
     Flatten[Table[{i, 
          j, #}, {i, {-1.5, 0, 1.5}}, {j, {-1.5, 0, 1.5}}] & /@ {-3, 
        3}, {{1}, {2, 3}, {4}}]};
(*points of current*)
current[l_, θ_, ϕ_] := 
  current[2, 90 Degree, ϕ] = {-0.5 l {Sin[θ] Cos[ϕ], 
      Sin[θ] Sin[ϕ], Cos[θ]}, 
    0.5 l {Sin[θ] Cos[ϕ], Sin[θ] Sin[ϕ], 
      Cos[θ]}};
Manipulate[
 (*wire*)
 wire = {Blue, Arrowheads[{{Medium, 0.9}}], 
   Arrow[Tube@current[2, 90 Degree, phi]]};
 (*Ampere force*)
 force = {Red, Arrow[{{0, 0, 0}, 
     Cross[(#2 - #1) & @@ current[2, 90 Degree, phi], {0, 0, 1}]}]};
 (*graphics*)
 Graphics3D[{magneticField, wire, force}, Axes -> False, 
  SphericalRegion -> True, Boxed -> False]
 , {phi, 0, 2 π, 0.1 π}]

I actually tried setting ViewVector -> {{6, 6, 6}, {0, 0, 0}}. It worked, but it sacrificed the ability to maintain the viewpoint when phi is continuously changed.

So what are the proper options to prevent image from shaking when phi is continuously changed?

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Add PlotRange -> {{-2, 2}, {-2, 2}, {-2, 2}} to your Graphics3D

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  • $\begingroup$ Well...Axes->False blinded me... $\endgroup$
    – Naitree
    Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 8:40

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