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Rotate a body by a typed angle

Rotate turns the selected bodies about an axis through a pivot you click. Set the angle by moving the pointer, or type it exactly.

Tool: RotateShortcut Q3 steps · 3 pictures

  1. With Select, double-click the body to select it. Then pick Rotate on the rail, or press Q. The tray's Rotation axis starts on Z · Blue (vertical).

    With Select, double-click the body to select it. Then pick Rotate on the rail, or press Q. The tray's Rotation axis starts on Z · Blue (vertical).

  2. Click the pivot — here the middle of the top face. Then click a second point to set the starting direction, and move the pointer: the body turns with it.

    Click the pivot — here the middle of the top face. Then click a second point to set the starting direction, and move the pointer: the body turns with it.

  3. Type the angle, 30, and press Enter. The body turns exactly 30° about the pivot.

    Type the angle, 30, and press Enter. The body turns exactly 30° about the pivot.

Good to know

  • The arrow keys choose the rotation axis while Rotate is active: Right for X, Left for Y and Up for Z. The Rotation axis list in the tray does the same.
  • Tap Ctrl, or click Copy in the tray, to leave the original and rotate a copy. With Copy on, the Copies field makes several copies, each turned by the same angle.

Related

ModelingMove (and copy) a bodyMove slides the selected bodies from one point to another, by a pointer gesture or an exact typed distance. Switch on Copy and it leaves the original where it was and places a copy instead. ModelingScale a bodyScale makes the selected bodies bigger or smaller by a factor, uniformly or along one axis at a time.

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