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ROTATE

The ROTATE command rotates a selected drawing entity in the counterclockwise direction; 90° is to the left, and 270° (or –90°) is to the right. You select a base point of the entity to be rotated, and the entity rotates about that base point.

• Step 27. Use the ROTATE command to rotate CHAIR 2 (Figure 3-12), as described next:

  Prompt	Response
  Type a command:	Rotate (or type RO <Enter>)
  Current positive angle in UCS: ANGDIR=counterclockwise ANGBASE=0	Select objects: Start the window to include CHAIR 2 Specify opposite corner: Complete the window to include CHAIR 2
  Select objects:	<Enter>
  Specify base point:	Type MID <Enter>
  mid of	P1→ (Figure 3-12)
  Specify rotation angle or [Copy Reference]:	Type 90 <Enter>

  Note

  If part of the entity that is to be rotated lies on the specified base point, that part of the entity remains on the base point while the entity’s orientation is changed.

Reference

If you don’t know the specific rotation angle, the Reference option of the Rotate prompt is sometimes easier to use. It allows you to select the object to be rotated and click the base point. Type R <Enter> for Reference. Then you can enter the Reference angle: (current angle) of the object by typing it and pressing <Enter>. If you don’t know the current angle, you can show AutoCAD the Reference angle: by picking the two endpoints of the line to be rotated. You can specify the New angle: by typing it and pressing <Enter>. If you don’t know the new angle, you can show AutoCAD the New angle: by picking a point on the drawing.