There may be a time when you need to rotate objects to create better drawings. AutoCAD to the rescue! The ROtate command in AutoCAD 2014 pivots objects around a point that you specify. Follow these simple steps to use the ROtate command:
Press Esc to make sure that no command is active and no objects are selected.
Click the Rotate button on the Home tab’s Modify panel, or enter RO and press Enter.
Select one or more objects and then press Enter to end object selection.
AutoCAD prompts you for the base point for rotating the selected objects:
Specify a base point by clicking a point or typing coordinates.
The base point becomes the point around which AutoCAD rotates the objects. You also have to specify a rotation angle:
Specify a rotation angle by one of these methods:
Type an angle measurement and press Enter.
Press Enter to accept the default value shown in angle brackets (which is the last-used value).
Click a point onscreen.
Alternatively, you can indicate an angle on the screen by moving the crosshairs until the Coordinates section of the status bar indicates the desired angle and then clicking. If you choose this alternative, use Ortho mode or Polar Tracking mode to indicate a precise angle (for example, 90 or 45 degrees) or an object snap to rotate an object so that it aligns precisely with other objects.
Positive angle values rotate objects counterclockwise (counter to what you might expect), and negative values rotate them clockwise. For example, entering 270 degrees or –90 degrees produces the same result, making objects point “down.”
After you specify the rotation angle by typing or picking, AutoCAD rotates the objects into their new positions. The ROtate command’s Copy option makes a rotated copy while leaving the source object in place.
| D | DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles |
| DAN | DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension |
| DAR | DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension |
| DBA | DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension |
| DBC | DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables |
| DCE | DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs |
| DCO | DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension |
| DCON | DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects |
| DDA | DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions |
| DDI | DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc |
| DED | DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines |
| DI | DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points |
| DIV | DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object |
| DJL | DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension |
| DJO | DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs |
| DL | DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed |
| DLU | DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or from an established external data link |
| DO | DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring |
| DOR | DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions |
| DOV | DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions |
| DR | DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects |
| DRA | DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc |
| DRE | DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects |
| DRM | DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure |
| DS | DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties |
| DT | TEXT / Creates a single-line text object |
| DV | DVIEW / Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target |
| DX | DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file |
If you now pick the mid of the vert. Line, Autocad gets the information the reference angle has to be the angle from midpoint hor to midpoint vert (= about 144°). Now you are asked the destination angle. That means: The rotation angle will be the angle from the reference angle to the now given angle. But one thing i can't seem to figure out is how to rotate an object with a reference. In case of autoCAD, I can simply enter the rotate command, then enter 'r' to begin rotation by setting up a base reference point (click), then another click at the point where you want the rotation to occur.
Autocad Rotate To Align
- Using Reference option Let’s assume that we want to rotate the Spanner with reference to another line AB as shown in the drawing with Red colour. Type RO and press enter to start the rotate command, select the spanner, and press enter key again.
- Re: Specifing Rotation Axis in 3D Rotate The default option for 3DROTATE should be inputing two points, which would define the axis of rotation. If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.