rotate

Inline mode usage

rotate -h

Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.

rotate –all –p <x1 y1 z1> <x2 y2 z2> <angle>

Rotates all objects from start point <x1 y1 z1> to final point <x2 y2 z2> with angle <angle>.

Interactive mode usage

Invocation

rotate or rotate -all

Parameters

• Objects to rotate (when not specifying the all modifier).
• First point of rotational axis.
• Second point of rotational axis.
• Angle to rotate, in degrees.

Example

We want to create a circle lying on the XZ plane. To do this, we create a circle using the circle command. This circle will lie in the XY plane:

>circle

Center [x y z] 0 0 0

Radius [double] 2

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Then, we will rotate this circle by 90 degrees around the Z axis. For that operation, we will use the rotate command:

> rotate

Select objects on screen (Press enter when done) // Select the circle

Select first point [x y z] 0 0 0

Select second point [x y z] 1 0 0

Select angle (double) 90

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Figure 1. Circle lying in the XZ plane