rotate 90deg. with touch of a button?

[Anonymous]

Im more used to using another CAD software, I would love to be able select an object / wall etc, hit a function key, and it be rotated 90 deg.
Is there the ability to set this up?

[Anonymous]

The closest I can think of is "Ctrl" + "E" (Rotate) and lock the rotation angle with the shift key when figuring the reference points (Straight to the side, straight up = 90). You can also use the "a" on the coordinate box to get any rotation (Straight to the side, "a" and enter the value). Not a "One Click" process, but it works.

[Link]

That's true - in fact you shouldn't even have to hit Ctrl+E. Try and get used to the pet palette for increased efficiency. Not only are the palettes combined now, but the functionality has also changed. Where you select the element no longer dictates it's transformation point. Unless you want it to - with a double click and deft use of your shift key you should be rotating a near record speeds

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Link wrote:
That's true - in fact you shouldn't even have to hit Ctrl+E. Try and get used to the pet palette for increased efficiency. Not only are the palettes combined now, but the functionality has also changed. Where you select the element no longer dictates it's transformation point. Unless you want it to - with a double click and deft use of your shift key you should be rotating a near record speeds

Cheers,
Link.

Thanks for replies, guys, thats pretty much what Im doing now, but if I could ask one more thing.

I have to double click a node or a "hotline" to get the pet pallete up, rather than double clicking anywhere on the "object", is this normal?

[Djordje]

Lennox wrote:
I have to double click a node or a "hotline" to get the pet pallete up, rather than double clicking anywhere on the "object", is this normal?

Try right clicking

[Anonymous]

Djordje wrote:

Lennox wrote:
I have to double click a node or a "hotline" to get the pet pallete up, rather than double clicking anywhere on the "object", is this normal?

Try right clicking

Hey, im a mac user whats a right button?

only joking - I did get a microsoft scrolling wheel optical mouse, its great, even if those guys at M$ dont build good operating systems, they do know how to build a good mouse.

Thanks Djordje,