Non-Visual Rotate Align

Right-click Rotate image\ROTATE.gif to access non-visual rotate align.

Use Non-visual Rotate Align to align selected entities to an existing reference entity by rotation. The rotation angle is derived from selected points.

To rotate align entities, select [Edit > Rotate Align]:

  1. Select the entities to rotate%hlp_dbx_selents..

  2. The prompt reads "Rotate Center [x,y]:". ]:", where x,y is the last center point selected. You can select a center point, type in numeric coordinates, or right-click to accept the default value.

  3. The prompt reads "Bearing to 1st point:". The rubber band cursor stretches from the center point. Select a point to establish the bearing of the enitites to be rotated.

  4. The prompt reads "Bearing to 2nd point:". The rubber band cursor again stretches from the center point. Select a point to establish the new bearing for the selected entities. Selecting another point on the reference entity works best, provided that it emanates from the rotate center point.

CC3 rotates the entities to the same bearing as the reference entity.

This command works best when lines on both the target and reference entities share the rotation center point. This allows you to easily establish bearing angles. ROTALN works by determining the difference between the two bearing angles, and then rotating the entities to that difference.

Text equivalent: ROTALN

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