The Rotate tool enables you to change the orientation of entities to align with the coordinate system. Model orientation is important for creating an effective runner system and for calculating the clamp force.
Note: If you change the model orientation after creating a runner system, the runner system will be disconnected.
- Select the entities to rotate.
- Click
(). - If the part is only to be rotated within the Bounding Box, and not around the Origin as well, select the Use part center checkbox.
- Rotate the entities in one of the following ways:
- Enter the amount, in degrees, the model is to be rotated around the relevant axis.
- Click
and 
to rotate the model around the relevant axis in increments of 90 degrees.
- Click Apply to see the result without closing the dialog. Click OK to accept the result and close the dialog.