Rotate Drawing Objects

This procedure is used to rotate items.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by either:

   • selecting Rotate from the shortcut menu without selecting any objects, or

   • selecting the Rotate option in the Modify group of the Home tab without selecting any objects, or

   • selecting the object(s) to be rotated on The Drawing Page, then selecting Rotate from the shortcut menu, or

   • selecting the object(s) to be rotated on the drawing page, then selecting the Rotate option in the Modify group of the Home tab, or

   • selecting the object(s) to be rotated on The Drawing Page, then pressing either Ctrl+R or Ctrl+L on the keyboard.

2. If the first or second methods of starting the procedure are followed, the command prompt will display:

   Select objects for Rotating (Select using Crossing[C] or Crossing Polygon[CP]):

   Select the object or objects to be rotated.

   If the third, fourth or fifth methods of starting the procedure were selected, the objects will already have been selected.

3. If multiple items were selected, the command prompt will display:

   Pick rotation base point:

   Pick a point around which the selected objects are to be rotated. If a single object was selected, this prompt is not displayed. The single object is rotated around its insertion point.

4. If one of the first four methods of starting the procedure was selected, the command prompt will then display:

   Pick a point to specify the rotation angle:

   Select a point on the drawing to indicate the angle at which the selected object or objects are to be rotated. The rotation then takes place.

   If the fifth method of starting the procedure was selected, this prompt is not displayed. If Ctrl+R was pressed, the object is rotated 90 degrees to the right. If Ctrl+L was pressed, the object is rotated 90 degrees to the left.