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Dragging to Rotate a Component

To rotate a component by dragging:

Right-click and drag the component.
The component rotates within its degrees of freedom.
To prevent this behavior, clear Move components by dragging in Tools > Options > System Options > Assemblies.
Parent topicRotating Components
Related tasks
Using a Triad to Rotate a Component
Using the PropertyManager to Rotate a Component
Dragging to Move a Component
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