PDS:Rotate Piece Tool
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Use the Rotate Piece command to rotate the entire piece around a pivot point.
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Icon & Location
Operation
- Invoke the 'Rotate Piece Tool', and click on a point or anywhere over the piece or Right double click over a piece or point.
- The piece is now controlled by the cursor. Move the cursor to the location where the piece is rotated as desired.
- Click the mouse button.
- When the 'Angle of Rotation' dialog box displays, click OK to accept the rotation angle, or enter specific angle values for the rotation.
1. Sleeve should be rotated
2. Double right click over the overlapping (sleeve and front) point
3. The rotation preview is highlighted.
4. The Angle Of Rotation Dialog pops up
5. The sleeve was rotated
Rotating Several Pieces
6. Selectseveral pieces
7. Rotate the pieces
8. All the selected pieces were rotated
Rotating according to 2 points
- Move piece (spacebar key on piece point) to the first rotation point.
- Invoke the 'Rotate Piece Tool', press SHIFT key and click again on 1st rotation point.
- Click the point that defines the segment to rotate.
- The piece is now controlled by the cursor. Snap to the 2nd point to define the rotation angle for the piece.
- When the 'Angle of Rotation' dialog box displays, click OK to accept the rotation angle.
*Tip: The Walk tool can be used to rotate according to a selection of points.
9. Select the rotation handle
10. Click on the point, which the rotation should be snapped to
11. The sleeve was rotated
