Rotating an object or component changes its orientation. Rotation happens around the pivot of the object. If you have multiple objects selected, they rotate according to their common pivot point, which is the last object added to the selection (the key object). For components, the pivot point is located at the center of all selected components.
Watch this video to see how to rotate objects and set several Rotate Tool options.
To rotate objects or components
- Select one or more objects or components.
- Click the
Rotate Tool icon
in the
Tool Box or press E.
If you want to first change the settings for the Rotate Tool, double-click its icon to display its options in the Tool Settings panel.
- Use the Rotate manipulator in these ways to rotate the selected objects:
- Drag the rings to rotate around the different axes.
- Drag the light blue outer ring to rotate in screen space to face the camera. The axis of rotation changes depending on the camera angle.
- Drag in the grey area between the rings to rotate freely around any axis.
Note: Free Rotate in the Rotate Tool settings must be turned on (the default) to do this.
You can also rotate objects or components with the Combined Move/Rotate/Scale manipulator or the Universal Manipulator.
To rotate with precise values, see Move, rotate, and scale using precise values