Rotate Strings (form)

Strings can be rotated using either a form-based function or an interactive mode. When you select the interactive mode, you can also rotate selected points.

On the Design tab, in the Editing group, click Rotate Strings (form) to rotate selected strings around a pivot point. When you select the form-based tool, you can enter parameters to rotate selected strings to a specified angle around a pivot point and optionally move, copy or replicate those strings.

The Selection Assistant will prompt you to select the strings to rotate (if they are not already selected in Vizex).

Angle

Enter the angle at which the selected strings will be rotated on the chosen rotation plane.

Rotation Plane

Choose whether to rotate the selected strings in 2D Plan view or use the current view direction of the Screen.

Rotate Around

Select the First point or the Last point of each selected strings as the pivot point. Alternatively, select the Point option to enter the coordinates of a pivot point.

If you click the Pick Point in Vizex button, you can use the square cursor that is enabled to select the coordinates for the Rotate Around point.

Move string

To move the selected strings, select the Move string check box option.

Copy string

To create a copy of the selected strings, select the Copy string check box option. The copied strings will be rotated.

Replicate

If you have selected the Copy string check box option, you can also choose to replicate the rotated strings multiple times. Select the Replicate check box option and enter the number of times to replicate the rotated strings.