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Rotating objects

You can rotate an object in a drawing by specifying an angle of rotation. You can also specify a point on the drawing around which to rotate, or rotate around a point on the selected object.

To rotate an object Back to Top

 

Click the Relative to object button on the Transform toolbar.
To open the Transform toolbar, click View Toolbars Transform.
Rotate an object using the Transformations docker
Click Object Transformations Rotate.
In the Transformations docker, click the Rotation angle button next to the Angle of rotation box, and drag in the drawing window.
In the Transformations docker, click the Specify point button next to the X and Y boxes, and click a point on the drawing.
In the Center area of the Transformations docker, enable the Relative center check box, and click the point on the origin locator that corresponds to the center of rotation that you want to set.
In the Transformations docker, enable the Rotate orientation option .
In the Transformations docker, enable the Retain orientation option .
In the Transformations docker, type a number in the Copies box.

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You can also rotate a selected object by dragging a rotation handle clockwise or counterclockwise.

You can also rotate an object by typing a value in the Angle of rotation box on the Transform toolbar. To display the Transform toolbar, click View Toolbars Transform.


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