Rotate Tool

In hsCADCreator the Rotate Tool facilitates movement of entire entities about a fixed point.

Rotating Entities:

Activate the Rotate Tool:

Find the Rotate Tool icon from the Modify Toolbar (color coded green) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. The tool is now the active tool and ready for use.

Note: If there is a selection prior to activating the Translate tool the Selection Steps will be skipped.

Selecting the Entities to Rotate:

This tool is a Stacked tool. If there is no selection prior to the activation of this tool the Selection Tool will become active and allow the selection of the entities that will be translated.

1.	Select Entities to be Rotate.

2.	Press Enter to finish the Selection Tool.

Rotate Selected Entities using Mouse:

1.	Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen. This will be the Base Point from which the selected entities will move in relation to.

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button down. Move the mouse while holding the left button down until the selected entities are placed as desired and release the mouse button. If in either X-Axis Mode, Y-Axis Mode, or Z-Axis Mode the rotation is restricted to that axis.

Reset:

You have just Rotated the selected Entity(ies). The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or rotate the entity(ies) again.

Rotate Selected Entities using Property Tree:

To Rotate the selected entity(ies) in a more precise manner do the following. Move the mouse cursor beyond the right side of the drawing screen to the Tool Property Tree.

ssRotateToolProperties

1.	Type in the Base Point point data into the "Base Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

2.	Type in the Angle data into the "Angle" Scientific Data Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept. If in either X-Axis Mode, Y-Axis Mode, or Z-Axis Mode the rotation is restricted to that axis.

Reset:

You have just Rotated the selected Entity(ies). The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or rotate the entity(ies) again.

Tool Options:

X-Axis mode restricts rotation along the X-Axis.

Y-Axis mode restricts rotation along the Y-Axis.

Z-Axis mode restricts rotation along the Z-Axis.

Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

Space: key Resets this tool.

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