General rotation function

[Anonymous]

Is there a simple way to rotate any object/wall/slab/geometry on any axis or combination of axes? I have been assuming there was and that I just hadn't located the button yet but I'm beginning to think that is an incorrect assumption.

I know you can rotate a beam by typing in a slope. Is there any common function or button that works on any geometry to rotate the item in the x, y and z axes?

[Laura Yanoviak]

If I understand you correctly -- rotating an element in 3D, and not just restricted to plan? You might want to try Cigraph's ArchiRotate, which will rotate Objects. I haven't used it yet, so I can't make any recommendations, but because it's free, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try...

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the lead, I'll look into that.

[Anonymous]

Laura wrote:
If I understand you correctly -- rotating an element in 3D, and not just restricted to plan? You might want to try Cigraph's ArchiRotate, which will rotate Objects. I haven't used it yet, so I can't make any recommendations, but because it's free, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try...

If you do not mind paying look at
http://www.encina.co.uk/objective.html
Now a days it does that and al ot lot more.
Joseph

[Anonymous]

Notice that Laura said Cigraph's ArchiRotate rotates objects not
AC tool elements like walls and slabs. I am not sure but I believe
this is also true of Objective.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

Encima Objective looks like it is only objects as well.

Is there an easy way to rotate say, a slab from flat to vertical? Or do you need to use a roof for any kind of sloped surface? The other day I drew a circle. Filled it with a slab and then tried to rotate it from horizontal to vertical. I wanted the curve in order to do an SEO.

If I had used a roof instead of a slab would that have given me the ability to rotate it 90 degrees?

[Rakela Raul]

Is there a simple way to rotate any object/wall/slab/geometry on any axis or combination of axes?

No

[Laura Yanoviak]

Seraphim wrote:
If I had used a roof instead of a slab would that have given me the ability to rotate it 90 degrees?

I believe roofs will only rotate up to 89 degrees. You could, however, have made the "circle" slab into an Object to rotate it.

[Laura Yanoviak]

Select your slab, and set your 3D Projection Settings as shown...

[Rakela Raul]

Seraphin,
you need think, what do you want to achieve and then think about the ac tool that will get you there...and make sense....if i want a vertical element, why should i use the slab tool? the wall tool would be more appropiate for that case, etc.