Rotate PropertyManager

Rotate entities by selecting a center of rotation and the number of degrees to rotate.

To open this PropertyManager:

Click Rotate Entities Tool_Rotate_Entities_Sketch.gif (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Rotate.

Entities to Rotate

Tool_Rotate_Entities_Sketch.gif Sketch items or annotations  
  Keep relations
  • Maintain relations between sketch entities.
  • Clear to break relations between selected entities and those that are not selected.

Parameters

Sketch Type Parameters
2D Sketch

3D Sketch On Plane

Center of Rotation

Moves the pointer to set a Base point select_point.png.

Angle PM_angle.gif

Sets a value for the Angle.

To rotate the sketch entities, drag one of the handles on the Rotate Point Defined icon select_point.png.
3D Sketch If sketch entities were selected when you clicked Rotate, these items appear:

Rotation Reference PM_rotation_reference.png

Specifies a line within the selected entities around which rotation occurs.

Rotation Reference Angle PM_angle.gif

Specifies the angle to rotate the selected entities around the rotation reference.
If no entities were selected:

Rotation Reference PM_rotation_reference.png

Specifies a line within the selected entities around which rotation occurs.

Rotation Origin arc_cen_x.png arc_cen_y.png arc_cen_z.png

Specifies the rotation origin point relative to the X, Y, and Z origin.

Rotation Angle PM_angle_x.gif PM_angle_Y.gif PM_angle_Z.gif

Specifies the rotation angle.

When you click Rotation Reference and then select a line, Rotation Reference Angle appears and Rotation Origin and Rotation Angle disappear.

To display Rotation Origin and Rotation Angle again, right-click Rotation Reference, and then select Clear Selections.