Explicit Direction

You can set the direction of the rotation handle explicitly. As the handle is constrained in its rotation about the center line of the pipe, the given direction may not be possible, therefore the system tries to resolve the direction so that it is as close to the given direction as possible.

This option is via an option on the menu available on the handle, see section Popup Menus on the Component Modification Handle.

A window is displayed which allows you to specify the explicit direction with respect to the current frame of reference (the World). It is not possible to specify a direction which is parallel to the leg of the Pipe the handle is in.