Similarly to moving parts, they can also be rotated easily with the mouse. This is performed by left-clicking on the green brackets of selected parts, holding the mouse button and moving the mouse in the direction in which you want to turn the part. Thereby, the axis of rotation is normally the direction from which the part is seen, but if you hold Ctrl, the part is rotated around the closest main axis. With pressing the ALT key, the part will be rotated in 10° steps (value adjustable in the program settings). Hit the keys X, Y or Z and the part is rotated by 45° clockwise, with Shift counterwise (value adjustable in the program settings). This function is available in the toolbar, in the Part menu or by pressing R.
Click on the green brackets and move the mouse to rotate a part.
Alternatively, parts can be rotated by a specific angle around one of the three axes. In the Rotate parts dialog, you see the current selection, its position and size are shown, as well as the rotation center. Now you can either click on a standard angle (45°, 90°, 180°, or 270°) or insert an angle in the empty field. Below, define the X-, Y- or Z- or your own free axis as axis of rotation.
The dialog box for rotating parts
If the box Keep window open is ticked, you can apply the changes by Rotate, the dialog will stay open and you immediately can rotate the part again.