Rotating entities
You can rotate entities about a specified point at a specified rotation angle or by an angle referenced to a base angle. The default method rotates the entities using a relative rotation angle from their current orientation.
To rotate a selection set
- Do one of the following:
- Choose Modify > Rotate.
- On the Modify toolbar, click the Rotate tool (
).
- Type rotate and then press Enter.
- Select the entities, and then press Enter.
- Specify the rotation point.
- Specify the rotation angle.
To rotate an entity, select the entity to rotate (A), and then specify the rotation point (B) and the rotation angle (C).
To rotate a selection set in reference to a base angle
- Do one of the following:
- Choose Modify > Rotate.
- On the Modify toolbar, click the Rotate tool (
).
- Type rotate and then press Enter.
- Select the entities, and then press Enter.
- Specify the rotation point.
- In the prompt box, choose Base Angle.
- Specify the base angle.
- Specify the new angle.
To rotate an entity in reference to a base angle, select the entity (A), specify the rotation point (B), select the base angle and pick point (B) again (or type the @ symbol), specify the second point (C), and then specify the point representing the new angle (D).
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