Rotating a Geometry

The Rotate command lets you turn a geometry by performing a rotation about an axis.

  1. Under Result, select one of the following options:
    • : the result of the transformation is a surface.
    • : the result of the transformation is a volume.

    Important: This switch only applies to volumes as the transformation of a surface can only be a surface.

    If you multiselect volumes and surfaces as inputs, the switch only affects volumes.

  2. Under Type, select one of the following options:
    • : Axis-Angle. The rotation axis is defined by a linear element and an angle value.
    • : Axis-Two Elements. The rotation axis is defined by a linear element and two geometric elements (point, line, or plane).
    • : Three points. The rotation axis is defined by the normal of the plane created by the three points passing through the second point. The rotation angle is defined by the two vectors created by the three points.

  3. In the work area, select the geometry to rotate.

    Note: You can select several geometries.

  4. Specify the inputs according to the selected rotation type.
  5. Validate .

 

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