Rotate

  Edit Bar controls: About X 90, About Y 90, About Z, Reset All,  Affect Children, X, Y, Z, Apply.

This tool allows you to rotate an object about the 3D scene by clicking and dragging along specified axes, or by a defined amount about the specified axes using the Edit Bar controls.

About X 90 - allows you to rotate an object instantly through 90 degrees about the Y axis.

About Y 90 - allows you to rotate an object instantly through 90 degrees about the X axis.

About Z 90 - allows you to rotate an object instantly through 90 degrees about the Z axis.

Reset All - allows you to reset to zero all rotations applied to a selected object.

Affect Children - allows you to rotate the contents of a 3D array.

Select an object and run the tool. If the 3D Visibility options are set to display the Axis Control, you can hover over an axis to highlight it and then click & drag to rotate the object.

If no object has been selected, clicking on an object will select it. You can then use the Axis Controls to rotate the object.

To rotate an object by a specific amount, enable the required axes on the Edit Bar, enter the required rotation and click Apply.

Right-mouse click and select Cancel 3D Object Rotate to cancel the tool.

Related topics: Notes On 3D Tools.

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