Rotate UCS About Line Tool

The Rotate UCS About Line Tool facilitates rotation of active UCS about a given Line by specified angle.

Using the Rotate UCS About Line Tool:

Activate the Rotate UCS About Line Tool:

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

Note: This tools is part of a Flyout toolbar. To learn how to change tool selection on a flyout toolbar see Flyout Toolbar.

Use the Mouse to Rotate UCS About Line:

1.	Click anywhere on screen to specify the first point on rotate about line.

2.	Click anywhere on screen to specify the second point on rotate about line.

3.	Click and hold the left mouse button down. While holding the left button down move the mouse around the center of the drawing screen. As you move the mouse you will see the UCS rotate about the Z-axis. Release the left mouse button when the rotation is as desired.

Reset:

You have just Rotated UCS about Line. The Tool has now Reset and you can choose a different tool or rotate UCS about Line again.

ssUCSRotateLineToolProperties

Use the keyboard to Rotate UCS About Line:

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

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

3.	Type in the Angle data into the "Included Angle" Scientific Data Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

Reset:

You have just Rotated UCS about Line. The Tool has now Reset and you can choose a different tool or rotate UCS about Line again.

Tool Options:

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

Space: key Resets this tool.

Also See:

UCS Toolbar

UCS