You can rotate entities about a specified point at a specified rotation angle or by an angle referenced to a base angle. The default method rotates the entities using a relative rotation angle from their current orientation.
By default, angles start at 3 o'clock and increase in a counter-clockwise direction. If you want to rotate in a clockwise direction you can enter a negative angle by using a minus sign.
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The Copy option of the Grips Editing commands allows to create multiple copies of the entities being stretched, moved, rotated, mirrored or scaled.
Rotating a selection set
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Do one of the following:
- Click the Rotate tool button (
) on the Modify toolbar.
- Choose Rotate in the Modify menu.
- Type rotate or RO in the command bar.
You are prompted: Select entities to rotate:
- Click the Rotate tool button (
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Select the entities, then right click or press Enter.
You are prompted: Rotation point: -
Specify the rotation point.
You are prompted: Copy/Base angle/<Rotation angle>:
A prompt menu displays:
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(option) Choose Copy in the prompt menu or type C , then press Enter to create a rotated copy of the selection set.
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Specify the rotation angle.
The selection set is rotated.
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Use the Center option of the Array command if you want to keep the original entities. |
Rotating a selection set in reference to a base angle
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Do one of the following:
- Click the Rotate tool button (
on the Modify toolbar.
- Choose Rotate in the Modify menu.
- Type rotate or RO in the command bar.
You are prompted: Select entities to rotate:
- Click the Rotate tool button (
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Select the entities, then right click or press Enter.
You are prompted: Rotation point: -
Specify the rotation point.
You are prompted: Copy/Base angle/<Rotation angle>:
A prompt menu displays:
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(option) Choose Copy in the prompt menu or type C, then press Enter to create a rotated copy of the selection set.
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Do one of the following:
- Choose Base angle in the prompt menu.
- Type B in the command bar, then press Enter.
You are prompted: Base angle <0>:
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To specify the base angle do one of the following:
- Type the base angle in the command bar.
- Click the rotation point again, then click a second point.
You are prompted: New Angle.
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Do one of the following:
- Type the new angle in the command bar.
- Click a point to define the new angle.
Rotating in 3D
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Do one of the following.
- Click the 3D Rotate tool button (
) on the Modify toolbar.
- Choose 3D Rotate in the Modify menu.
- Type rotate3d in the command bar.
You are prompted: Select entities to rotate:
- Click the 3D Rotate tool button (
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Select the entities, then right click or press Enter.
You are prompted: Select axis by [Entity/Last/View/Xaxis/Yaxis/Zaxis/2points] <2points>: -
Press Enter to define the rotation axis by specifying two points.
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Specify the first rotation axis point.
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Specify the second rotation axis point.
You are prompted: Rotation angle or [Base angle/Copy]: -
Specify the rotation angle.
The selection set is rotated clockwise, looking in the rotation axis direction.