Rotates entities about an axis in 3D space.
Accessing the Command
command bar: rotate3d aliases: 3drotate
3r
menu bar: Modify | 3D Rotate
toolbar: Modify |
: Rotate3D
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select entities to rotate: (Choose one or more entities)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities to rotate: (Choose more entities, or press Enter to continue)
Select axis by [Entity/Last/View/Xaxis/Yaxis/Zaxis/2points] <2points>: (Pick a point, or enter an option)
Specify the second rotation axis point: (Pick another point)
Rotation angle or [Base angle/Copy]: (Type a value, or enter an option.)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select entities to rotate |
Chooses the entities to be rotated:
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2 points |
Defines the rotation axis by two points; prompts you:
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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:
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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):
Base angle - specifies the a new base (starting) angle; prompts you:
Copy - rotates a copy of the selection set. |
Procedures
Related Commands
dmRotate - rotates faces of a 3D solid around an axis.
Rotate - rotates entities about a point in 2D planes.
Align - aligns one entity with another.
Snap - rotates the cursor, ortho angle, and grid.
UCS - rotates the coordinate system.