How to rotate object by dragging in autocad

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Tutorial : How to rotate an object by dragging In this tutorial you will learn, how to rotate an object by dragging.

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In AutoCAD the Rotate command is used to rotate an object around the specified base point at a specified rotation angle.

To learn, how to use Rotate command to rotate an object by dragging follow below mentioned steps 1. Now, click on the Rotate command in Modify panel under Home tab.

Rotate command rotates an object around a base point. You can specify an angle value 0 to 360 degree. Positive angle value rotates the object counter clockwise and negative angle value rotates the objects clockwise around the specified base point.

You can also activate Rotate command by entering ROTATE or RO at the Command line.

Another method to select the Rotate command is also available. You can select the Rotate command from Menu Bar > Modify > Rotate.

You can also find Rotate command in Modify toolbar of the AutoCAD classic workspace.

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CADIN360.COM LEARNING TUTORIALS 2. Then, Select object to rotate.

3. Further, Press Enter or Right-click to proceed further.

You can also use Spacebar in place of Enter key.

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CADIN360.COM LEARNING TUTORIALS 4. Next, specify base point.

5. Make sure ORTHOMODE is off. You can change ORTHOMODE by pressing F8 key.

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CADIN360.COM LEARNING TUTORIALS 6. Drag the cursor around the specified base point.

7. Next, click to rotate the object to the specified angle of rotation.

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CADIN360.COM LEARNING TUTORIALS You can specify the rotation angle by entering the rotation angle value at command line and then press Enter. Also you can specify the rotation angle by pressing Enter or Space bar to accept the default value shown at command line.

8. Observe that, line is rotated at a specified angle.

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