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This task shows you how to
rotate geometry about an axis.
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Open the Transform1.CATPart document.
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Click the Rotate icon  .
The Rotate Definition dialog box appears.
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Select the element to be rotated.
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Select a line as the rotation axis.
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Enter a value or use the Drag manipulator to specify the rotation angle.
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Click OK to create the
rotated element.
The element (identified as Rotate.xxx) is added
to the specification tree. |
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unchanged. |
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| Use the Repeat object after OK
checkbox to create several rotated surfaces, each separated from the
initial surface by a multiple of the Angle value.
Simply indicate in the Object Repetition dialog box the number of
instances that should be created and click OK. |
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| You can rotate several elements at
a time. In this case, refer to Editing a List of
Elements
to find out how to display and manage the list of selected
elements. |
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