Rotate Tool

description Interactively rotates selected points.
creator: Shead Data Processing
version: 1.00
interface:

rotate_ui1.gif (2116 bytes)

Angle X, Y, Z: Controls the angle that selected points are rotated around each axis.

OK: Closes the tool, with alterations intact..

Cancel: Closes the tool, canceling any alterations.

Set: Makes any alterations permanent, and leaves the tool open, ready for further use.

The Rotate tool also includes a standard Origin Tab, allowing you to set the Origin point around which points are rotated.

restrictions: None.
use:

To open the Rotate tool, double-click on "Rotate" in the Toolbox.

To interactively rotate selected points, LMB Drag in any Camera View while Rotate is the Current Tool. As you drag the mouse, any selected points will be rotated around the two axes that aren’t Active. To rotatedefinition_translate@definitions.hlp selected points around the Active Axis, hold down either control-key while you LMB Drag.

Alternatively, you can rotatedefinition_translate@definitions.hlp points in specific angles by entering values in the Angle X, Y, Z controls.

tips:

To create animated rotation, use a Path object in your document.

 

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