I NEED a Drink...NOW!..

3eighty · 10 Feb 2008, 10:36

I HATE the Rotate tool...Why does it have to be fancy...Why can't we just right click and rotate like most all other software...It's driving me crazy..Somebody please make an eaiser way to rotate an object..I want a drink now and Im buying..........Now I feel better...

not registered yet · 10 Feb 2008, 10:36

I don't understand your problem...select a point of rotation...select the 0 deg vector, using inference if desired...rotate...plus:one click to circular array.
I find this tool very elegant and intuitive. what, precisely is your frustration?

poster-LMNO

John Sayers · 10 Feb 2008, 10:37

what you must realise about the rotate tool is that you can have the coloured protractor on any surface.

Say you have a complex object and you want to rotate it using the blue rotation.. Place the protractor on any horizontal surface and click - move in either red or green direction, click again then you can rotate the whole object without trying to find a blue rotation point on the object.

I happen to like the rotate tool and I use it all the time as I rarely have a 90 degree corner.

I hope this helps.

Gidon Yuval · 10 Feb 2008, 10:37

And, of course, if you press 'shift' you can lock the protractor on any plane you want.
Very handy!

gata · 10 Feb 2008, 10:38

And there's Folding Along an Axis of Rotation (as so labeled in Help under Rotate tool). Click on center point, drag protractor to orient in 3D, click to set, drag to rotate. This is very useful.

And the Move tool morphs into Rotate too if you are moving a group or component. Hover tool over the little red crosses on the face of the bounding box and rotate away.

John Sayers · 10 Feb 2008, 10:39

@unknownuser said:

And the Move tool morphs into Rotate too

I find that feature annoying.

Also - if you hold down control as you rotate you can type in a number and it acts like a multicopy/rotate/paste, good for making cones or circles or rafters around a circular building.

Gaieus · 10 Feb 2008, 10:39

Yes, I also like the rotate tool - alebit it could have even more possibilities (see thread here ) but I dislike the function of the move tool when "morphing into a rotate tool", as well. Sometimes, when trying to precisely place something, it keeps "morphing" though I don't want it to and need to zoom in to avoid those little red crosses. This should/could be a toggle option maybe with a keay or something.

But I have to say that I fully agree with the drink needed (though it is just 11:31 a.m. here - after all we're in the Corner Bar or what?!)

Cheers!

sorgesu · 10 Feb 2008, 10:39

Hey John, with SketchUp 6 you no longer have to "Hold Down" the Ctrl key. Just tap it once. Also you can do at any point during the rotate operation, not just before the first of the 3 clicks.

Count me in for the irritatin of the Move turning to rotate.

3eighty · 10 Feb 2008, 10:40

Well, I had a rough night last night.. I guess Im just so use to right click and rotate from my 3d programs...I was trying to rotate and leval an obj I imported and just couldn't get it done..New day I'll try again...Thanks to all those who bought the drinks last night..Did I go home with anybody???

Gaieus · 10 Feb 2008, 10:41

Not with me for sure (or who remembers...)