Rotating Objects

You can rotate objects in different ways, by using the rotation tool or the two rotation commands. Rotating multiple objects is somewhat different from rotating a single object. When you rotate multiple objects they are rotated as if they were grouped. That is, with a common center point around which the objects are rotated.

You can rotate an object by using the Rotate Selection tool on the Options toolbar and dragging the rotation handle.
You can drag out the angle handle to increase the angle precision. This does not affect the rotation in other ways.

NOTE: The aspect ratio is automatically used when rotated objects are resized.

When you use the Rotate Selection tool, you can also change the center of rotation by clicking it and moving the entire rotation handle.

NOTE: Before changing the center of rotation, consider that the effect of future rotations can be difficult to anticipate.

If you move the center point of an object that has already been rotated, an additional rotation is added to the object and the moved center point applies to the new rotation that was added.

You can rotate a single object or multiple objects to change their orientation simultaneously. The rotate commands performs a 90° rotation each time the command is executed.

To rotate objects:

1. In Graphics Editor, in the work area, select the object(s) you want to rotate.
2. On the Options toolbar, click the Rotate Left button or the Rotate Right button .