Displays when you click Rotate in the Modify Selection Controls.
Indicates that one or more objects in the select set is locked. The padlock displays in the title bar if the select set contains locked objects. You cannot rotate the select set until you remove all the locked objects. Objects are locked in the following situations:
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You do not have Write permissions to one or more objects.
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One or more of the selected objects is not in a working state.
Rotate (Ctrl + R)
Starts rotation for the selected object. See Rotate equipment.
Press RIGHT and click Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees clockwise about the active axis.
Press LEFT and click Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees counter-clockwise about the active axis.
Angle Step
Specifies the angle about the axis that the object rotates when you select Step Rotation . Enter a value in the Angle Step box, or select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus from the box.
Press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.
Press CTRL+LEFT to rotate the object clockwise one step about the Axis.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise one step about the Axis.
Step Rotation
Rotates the object corresponding to the defined angle one step about the active axis. This control is not available if Angle Step is undefined or is set to zero.
Select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus, and then press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.
Press SHIFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise.
Active Axis for Rotation (UP arrow)
Specifies the axis about which Smart 3Dx rotates the object. The available options include: X-Axis, Y-Axis, and Z-Axis.
This option does not display for grids.
Reposition Rotate Origin
Moves the rotation triad to a position that you specify. The rotation triad indicates the point about which the rotation occurs. Select a point in the graphic view to specify the new location.
Reset Rotate Origin
Moves the rotation triad origin to the origin of the selected object.
If keyboard shortcuts are not working when you move or rotate objects, select the application title bar to reset the focus. Smart 3Dx indicates focus by displaying the bright blue border.
Locked Objects (x)
Displays the quantity of locked objects in the select set. This control is not available for select sets containing objects of the same type.
Remove All
Clears all the locked objects from the select set. This control is not available for select sets containing objects of the same type.
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