Pix User Manual

  • Welcome to Pix
  • Installation
  • User Interface
  • Toolbar overview
  • Toolbar commands
    • Selection
      • Pick
      • Measure
    • Draw
      • Line
      • Parallel line
      • Perpendicular line
      • Arc
      • 2-Point arc
      • 3-Point arc
      • Tangent-Point arc
      • Point
    • Draw shapes
      • Circle
      • 2-Point circle
      • 3-Point circle
      • Rectangle
      • Center-Point rectangle
      • Inscribed polygon
      • Circumscribed polygon
      • Edge polygon
    • Edit edges
      • Fillet
      • Chamfer
      • Inside fillet
      • Corner step
      • Edge recess
      • Edge U-Cut
      • Edge V-Cut
      • Key slot
    • Modify
      • Move
      • Rotate
      • Scale
      • Mirror
      • Rectangular array
      • Polar array
      • Trim
      • Extend
    • Dimensions
      • Linear Dimension
      • Baseline Dimension
      • Continue Dimension
      • Angle Dimension
      • 3-Point Angle Dimension
      • Radius Dimension
      • Diameter Dimension
      • Callout Dimension
      • Segment Dimension
    • Cleanup
      • Join
      • Decurve
      • Remove Small Segments
      • Mark Open Polylines
      • Highlight Overlaps
      • Mark Non-Tangent Corners
      • Mark Large Radius
    • Setup
      • Layer Setup
      • Shift Origin
  • Demo Videos
Toolbar commands
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Modify
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Rotate

Rotate

The Rotate Rotate tool is used to rotate selected drawing entities around a specified center point by a specified angle.

Using the mouse

First select the drawing entities to rotate by using the Pick tool.

Select the Rotate tool, pick a center point of rotation and then pick the start point and end point to define the rotation angle.

Rotate using mouse

Using the keyboard

After selecting the drawing entities you want to rotate, select the Rotate tool.

Type in the center point coordinates and Angle using the keyboard, and press Enter.

Rotate using keyboard
Positive angles rotate the entities counter-clockwise, while negative angles rotate them clockwise. The Angle input box defines the angle relative to the center point of rotation, based on the entity’s initial position.

Contents

  • Using the mouse
  • Using the keyboard
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