Use this procedure to insert detail components that may need to be depicted multiple times at a particular orientation, such as nails or screws. In this example, the tool for inserting a steel beam has the View property set to Section.
If you want to… | Then… |
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specify a different base point | enter b (for Base point), select the new base point, and press Enter to insert the component using the new base point. |
change the default orientation angle of the component | enter r (for Rotate), and then either enter the number of degrees to rotate the component in a counterclockwise direction, or manually rotate the component to the desired angle and click to set the new orientation. Click again to insert the component at the specified angle. |
flip the component along its X axis | enter x (for Xflip), and click to insert the component. |
flip the component along its Y axis | enter y (for Yflip), and click to insert the component. |
Steel beam component inserted at default orientation