PDS:Rotate
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Use the Rotate command to control the rotation of a piece, internal object or base line. The advantage of using this command rather than the Rotate Piece Tool or the Rotate Contour Or Text Tool, is that you can rotate several pieces at once.
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Icon & Location
Operation
- Select a piece/ several pieces/ base line/ internal object.
- Invoke the Rotate command.
- Enter the rotation degree.
- Select the rotation direction (Left = clockwise; right= counter clockwise).
Dialog Explanation
Note that the pieces and Objects can be selected even when the dialog is open.
1. The Rotate dialog
Piece
2. The entire piece is rotated (baseline and internal objects included)
Selected Internals
3. Only the selected internal object is rotated
Rotate Only The Base Line
4. Select the base line
5. Only the base line is rotated
Piece Over Base Line
6. Rotates the piece and the internal objects, but not the base line
