You rotate objects by choosing a base point and a relative or absolute rotation angle. Specify a relative angle to rotate the object from its current orientation around the base point by that angle. Specify an absolute angle to rotate the object from the current angle to a new absolute angle.
You can rotate an object by specifying a relative angle using one of two methods:
Enter a rotation angle value from 0 to 360 degrees. You can also enter values in radians, grads, or surveyor bearings.
Drag the object around the base point and specify a second point. Turning on Ortho and Polar Tracking, or using object snaps for the second point, is often useful with this method.
In this example, you rotate the plan view of a house by selecting the object (1), specifying a base point (2), and specifying an angle of rotation by dragging to another point (3).
Rotate an Object to an Absolute Angle
Sometimes it is easier to rotate to an absolute angle with a reference option.
In the following example, you specify the reference angle by selecting two points on the object to rotate. You select the object to be rotated (1), specify the base point (2) by using the Midpoint object snap on the window shown, and then use the Reference option to specify the angle of rotation. For the reference angle, specify two points: the midpoint of the window (2) and the endpoint of the window (3). Rotate the window by dragging it and specify the endpoint of the wall (4).
You can rotate an object by specifying a relative angle using one of two methods:
Enter a rotation angle value from 0 to 360 degrees. You can also enter values in radians, grads, or surveyor bearings.
Drag the object around the base point and specify a second point. Turning on Ortho and Polar Tracking, or using object snaps for the second point, is often useful with this method.
In this example, you rotate the plan view of a house by selecting the object (1), specifying a base point (2), and specifying an angle of rotation by dragging to another point (3).
Rotate an Object to an Absolute Angle
Sometimes it is easier to rotate to an absolute angle with a reference option.
In the following example, you specify the reference angle by selecting two points on the object to rotate. You select the object to be rotated (1), specify the base point (2) by using the Midpoint object snap on the window shown, and then use the Reference option to specify the angle of rotation. For the reference angle, specify two points: the midpoint of the window (2) and the endpoint of the window (3). Rotate the window by dragging it and specify the endpoint of the wall (4).
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