Rotates solids, faces, edges, or vertices of a solid around an axis.
Access the Command
command bar: dmrotate
menu bar: Model | Direct Modeling | Rotate
toolbar: Direct Modeling | Rotate
ribbon:
- Modeling Workspace
- Home | Direct Modeling | Rotate
- Solid | Direct Modeling | Rotate
- Surface | Direct Modeling | Rotate
- Mechanical Workspace
- Home | Modify | Rotate
- Solid | Edit | Rotate
- Surface | Edit | Rotate
- Assembly | Transform | Rotate
- BIM Workspace
- Modeling | Modify | Rotate
Quad cursor menu: Model | Rotate
: dmrotate
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select several entities/subentities: (Select the solids, faces, edges, or vertices of a solid you want to rotate. Press and hold the TAB key to select hidden geometry. Hit Enter to stop.)
Click to start rotation, select axial entity or define axis by [2Points/Xaxis/Yaxis/Zaxis/Start] <Start>: (Click to start the rotation, select an axial entity or choose an option)
The rotation axis (blue) and a rotation arc display.
Specify rotation angle: (Click a point or type a value in the dynamic angle field.)
or if vertices are rotated
Specify rotation angle or [Triangulation/Rotate]: (Click a point, type a value in the dynamic angle field, or choose an option.)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select axial entity |
Allows to select any linear entity in the model as the rotation axis. To select the rotation axis, do one of the following:
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2Points |
Prompts you in the command bar. Specify start point of axis <0,0,0> - (Specify a point or right-click to use the origin of the current coordinate system.) Specify end point of axis or <use axis parallel to view direction> - (Specify a point or right-click to define the axis parallel to the current view direction - perpendicular to the screen.) |
Xaxis |
Rotates the selection around the X-axis of the current coordinate system. |
Yaxis |
Rotates the selection around the Y-axis of the current coordinate system. |
Zaxis |
Rotates the selection around the Z-axis of the current coordinate system. |
Start |
Allows you to select the axial entity (if the cursor is over a linear edge) or define orientation dynamically (if the cursor is over a planar face). |
When rotating vertices |
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Triangulation |
Allows to rotate a vertex with triangulation of adjacent faces. |
Rotate |
Rotates a vertex without triangulation of adjacent faces.
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If the Hotkey Assistant (HKA) is ON the Hotkey Assistant widget displays during vertex rotating:
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: Triangulation
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: Rotate
Related Commands
DmChamfer - creates an equal distance chamfer between adjacent faces that share a sharp edge.
DmDelete - deletes faces and solids.
DmExtrude - extrudes closed 2D entities or regions to create 3D solids.
DmFillet - creates a smooth fillet between adjacent faces that share a sharp edge.
DmMove - moves the selected faces or edges of a solid with a vector.
DmPushPull - moves a face or surface to add or remove a volume from a solid.
DmRevolve - revolves closed 2D entities or regions about an axis to create 3D solids.