Draft Rotate: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:26, 7 December 2008

This tool rotates the selected objects. The user is asked for the rotation center, the start angle and the rotation angle.

Picking a point on an empty area of the 3d view, or on an existing object.
Pressing CTRL will snap your point to availible snap locations.
Pressing SHIFT will constrain you vertically or horizontally in relation to the rotation center.
Pressing ESCAPE will cancel the operation.
Enter numbers to manually insert a coordinate.
C switches the copy mode on/off. With Copy on, new objects will be created instead of rotating existing objects.
Pressing ALT will make a copy, even if the Copy check button is off.

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-{{GuiCommand|Name=Draft_Rotate|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]]|MenuLocation=draft menu, context menu}}
+{{GuiCommand|Name=Draft_Rotate|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]]|MenuLocation=Draft -> Rotate}}
+====Description====
 This tool rotates the selected objects. The user is asked for the rotation center, the start angle and the rotation angle.
-==Usage==
+[[Image:Draft_Rotate_example.jpg]]
-* Pressing CTRL will snap you to availible snap locations. A filled symbol appears to notify you.
-* Pressing SHIFT will constrain you vertically or horizontally in relation to the center.
+====Usage====
+* Picking a point on an empty area of the 3d view, or on an existing object.
+* Pressing CTRL will [[Draft_Snap|snap]] your point to availible snap locations.
+* Pressing SHIFT will [[Draft_Constrain|constrain]] you vertically or horizontally in relation to the rotation center.
 * Pressing ESCAPE will cancel the operation.
+* Enter numbers to [[Draft_Coordinates|manually insert a coordinate]].
-* SPACE will switch you between relative and absolute coordinates.
 * C switches the copy mode on/off. With Copy on, new objects will be created instead of rotating existing objects.
 * Pressing ALT will make a copy, even if the Copy check button is off.