ROTATE3D command

Rotates entities about an axis in 3D space.

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Alias: 3DROTATE, 3R

Method

There are two methods to rotate entities:

Specify an axis.
Use the geometry of an entity as the axis for rotating the entities.

Options within the command

Entity

The program uses the geometry of the entity to determine the axis of rotation:

Arc, circle, ellipse, 2D polyline arc segment: axis of rotation is centered vertically on the arc's center point.
Line, 2D polyline segment, 3D polyline segment: the line or segment is the axis of rotation.

Last: Uses the last entered axis for rotating the entities.

View: Uses the current view as the axis for rotating the entities.; Note: The axis of rotation is parallel to the direction of view, passing through the picked point.

Xaxis: The X axis is the axis of rotation.; Note: The axis of rotation is parallel to the X axis, passing through the picked point.

Yaxis: The Y axis is the axis of rotation.; Note: The axis of rotation is parallel to the Y axis, passing through the picked point.

Zaxis: The Z axis is the axis of rotation.; Note: The axis of rotation is parallel to the Z axis, passing through the picked point.

2points: Defines the rotation axis by two points.

Rotation angle: Specifies the angle by which to rotate the entities.

Base angle: Specifies a new base angle.

Copy: Rotates a copy of the selection set.