Rotate3D

Option

Description

Select entities to rotate

Chooses the entities to be rotated:

• Choose one or more entities using any entity selection method. 
• Press Enter to end entity selection.

2 points

Defines the rotation axis by two points; prompts you:

1. Specify the first rotation axis point - pick a point.
2. Specify the second rotation axis point - pick a point

Entity

Uses the geometry of an entity as the axis for rotating the entities; prompts you:

Select an arc, circle, ellipse, line, 2D or 3D polyline segment - specify the entity.

The program uses the geometry of the entity to determine the axis of rotation:

• Arc, circle, ellipse, 2D polyline arc segment - axis of rotation is centered vertically on the arc's center point
• Line, 2D polyline segment, 3D polyline segment - the line or segment is the axis of rotation

Last

Uses the last entered axis for rotating the entities.

View

Uses the current view as the axis for rotating the entities; prompts you:

Specify point on view direction axis - locate the axis of rotation.

The axis of rotation is parallel to the direction of view, passing through the picked point.

Xaxis

The x axis is the axis of rotation; prompts you:

Specify point on the X axis - locate the axis of rotation.

The axis of rotation is parallel to the x axis, passing through the picked point.

Yaxis

The y axis is the axis of rotation; prompts you:

Specify point on the Y axis - locate the axis of rotation.

The axis of rotation is parallel to the y axis, passing through the picked point.

Zaxis

The z axis is the axis of rotation; prompts you:

Specify point on the Z axis - locate the axis of rotation.

The axis of rotation is parallel to the z axis, passing through the picked point.

Rotation angle

Specifies the angle by which to rotate the entities; prompts you:

Rotation angle or [Base angle/Copy] - do one of the following:

• Type a value. Positive values rotate entities counterclockwise from the positive rotation axis
• Specify two points

Base angle - specifies the a new base (starting) angle; prompts you:

1. Base angle <0> - type a value, or pick two points
2. New angle - type a value, or pick two points

Copy - rotates a copy of the selection set.