Rotate

In one sentence: Rotates or copies selected objects by an angle around a centre point, with the rotation axis perpendicular to the working plane.

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Overview

Workbench: Draft
Menu: Draft → Modification → Rotate
Command: Draft_Rotate

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Step-by-step

1. Select the objects.
2. Activate Draft → Modification → Rotate.
3. Pick the centre of rotation.
4. Pick a point to set the reference direction (angle = 0°).
5. Pick a point to set the rotation angle (or type a value).

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Python API

import Draft

obj = App.ActiveDocument.getObject("Wire")
Draft.rotate(
    [obj],
    angle=45,
    center=App.Vector(0, 0, 0),
    axis=App.Vector(0, 0, 1),
    copy=False
)
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()

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See also

• Move — translate objects
• Array Polar — create a ring of rotated copies
• Draft Workbench — workbench overview