It's kind of cheesy, but if this is purely for visualization purposes, have you considered making the label White or completely transparent?

animate[obj_] := 
 Animate[With[{v = RotationTransform[\[Theta], {0, 0, 1}][{3, 0, 3}]},
     Show[obj, ViewPoint -> v]], {\[Theta], 0, 2 Pi}, 
   Alignment -> Center, Paneled -> False, SaveDefinitions -> True, 
   AnimationRate -> .01, AppearanceElements -> {}, 
   AnimationRunning -> True, 
   LabelStyle -> Opacity[0]] /. 
   (AppearanceElements -> _) -> (AppearanceElements \
    -> {})

animate[Graphics3D[{Blue, Cylinder[]}]]