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Pick and rotate
Menu: Edit Icon: No short cut
Allows interactive rotation of selected parts
With this function, you can rotate the selected part about its axes.
At centre of the current selection a special helper object is shown to make controlled 3d rotation
possible. The helper object has the shape of a sphere and offers handles for rotation about x, y
and z axis (red yellow and green circular arc), rotation within view plane (blue circle) as well as
for free rotation (inside dark grey circle).
Helper object for interactive rotation
Interactive rotation about x axis
Interactive rotation within view plane Free interactive rotation
Rotation is performed with the mouse by clicking and dragging the handle (circular arc, dark grey
circle or blue circle) that represents the desired rotation. While dragging the handle the rotation
angle degree value and a circle sector within the plane of rotation is shown. For free rotation an
arc is shown instead of the circle sector.
HINT: Pick and rotate can be combined with mark surfaces (see menu facets – manipulate
surfaces) or with mark shells (see menu facets – manipulate shells). In these cases the selection
can be altered by clicking outside the helper object.
INFO: For the slice representation of a model rotation is limited to rotation about z axis. In this
case the helper object offers only the handle for z axis rotation.
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