warlock Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Well, first of all great forum to all the people that like and enjoy Autocad. This is my first post and I start with a question How can I rotate an object and make a copy every time I click on a different angle. Ex. I rotate a line and every time it makes a copy, so the final object will be like a star * (if I make me understandable) I know is too easy but I just can remember how to do it. Thanks to all Quote
nocturne00 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 You can use the COPY option under rotate, Rotate Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] : Quote
nocturne00 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Rotate can be a little limited coz it doesnt have a rotate,copy, multiple option. I think a better way to achieve a multiple rotation copy is to use the ARRAY command using the Polar Array option. Explore it, its a lot better than copy rotating it one by one Quote
nocturne00 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 ow and welcome the the forum by the way:D stick around, lots and lots of things to learn Quote
warlock Posted October 20, 2008 Author Posted October 20, 2008 Rotate can be a little limited coz it doesnt have a rotate,copy, multiple option.I think a better way to achieve a multiple rotation copy is to use the ARRAY command using the Polar Array option. Explore it, its a lot better than copy rotating it one by one Thanks, But I know that there’s a way to keep making copies while you rotate the object and click in different angles... Don't you know any other option without using Array?? Thank you. Quote
bonehead411 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Select the object/s you want to rotate. Click on a grip, if ther'es one on your rotation base point choose that one, if not nevermind, you can choose a base point later. Hit enter twice to cycle through the grip options to the rotate option. (At this juncture, if you need a different base point press 'B' > 'Enter' > specify base point, then) Press 'C' > 'Enter' > specify rotation angle. This will keep copying until you exit the command. Quote
warlock Posted October 20, 2008 Author Posted October 20, 2008 Select the object/s you want to rotate. Click on a grip, if ther'es one on your rotation base point choose that one, if not nevermind, you can choose a base point later. Hit enter twice to cycle through the grip options to the rotate option. (At this juncture, if you need a different base point press 'B' > 'Enter' > specify base point, then) Press 'C' > 'Enter' > specify rotation angle. This will keep copying until you exit the command. That's what I was talking about. Cheers mate Quote
nocturne00 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 nice, never thought a rotation option would come out after hitting enter twice. I feel a tip of the day for this one Cheers Quote
bonehead411 Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Pleased I could help, I use this one a lot. Tip of the Day? How cool would that be for my 11th post?! Quote
fijijoseph Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 Thank you very much. That helped a lot !!! Quote
tmelancon Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 I just performed it on my station. Using ACAD 2014 here. Quote
Zeek Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 What about mirror, don't erase original? Maybe I'm not fully understanding the desired result, but to rotate from a basepoint and keep the original object I've used mirror with great success. Quote
RobDraw Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 posted in 2008?you need a lisp program! Why? Are the other solutions not working for you? Quote
SAFeSTeR Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 I use 2016 and I don't seem to have this grip rotate feature, it would be handy as I do a lot of grip editing in my work. I saw that different grip options appear depending on the type of object I select (then hover over a grip), for example, a polyline will show 'stretch vertex' or 'add vertex' while a standard line will show 'stretch' and 'lengthen', when I choose an option there isn't an option to rotate. Quote
SAFeSTeR Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 Post #6? [10 chars] Select the object/s you want to rotate. Click on a grip...Hit enter twice to cycle through the grip options to the rotate option... Quote
SLW210 Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 You have to click the grip, not just hover over it. You can also just right-click and select an option, the right-click options can be changed in the CUI. Quote
SAFeSTeR Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 I know, I also mentioned that when I actually choose an option from the grip menu that the rotate option isn't available. Nothing seems to work so I'll leave it at that. Quote
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