Axis lock circle + rotation tool

MoritzH · 8 Feb 2013, 08:10

Hello,

it is my wish that one could lock a circle or the rotation tool to one specific axis with the arrow keys, just as it is done with lines and the move tool.

Thanks for tips or plugins!

dukejazz · 8 Feb 2013, 08:49

a ruby outline
left button mouse down draw circle
left button mouse up make a group
finish with move tool then rotate edege

thomthom · 8 Feb 2013, 08:57

@moritzh said:

it is my wish that one could lock a circle or the rotation tool to one specific axis with the arrow keys, just as it is done with lines and the move tool.

For the rotation tool: Click, hold down, move the mouse and you can control the orientation.

Gaieus · 8 Feb 2013, 08:59

Some alignment methods here: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/37-beginner/136-aligning-the-rotate-and-protractor-tools

And I also wish we could align the circle (or polygon) tool like we can the rotate or protractor tools with this click-hold-drag method.

Wo3Dan · 8 Feb 2013, 09:41

@thomthom said:

@moritzh said:

it is my wish that one could lock a circle or the rotation tool to one specific axis with the arrow keys, just as it is done with lines and the move tool.

For the rotation tool: Click, hold down, move the mouse and you can control the orientation.

Note that before releasing the Lmouse button, you can press [Shift], to take the alignement to somewhere else in the model, to pick the appropriate center of rotation.
This is mentioned Gaieus's tutorial for "the "Align to object" method, but can easily been overlooked in the next "Click-drag" method. Gaieus, maybe you could add this.
So: not only click->drag->release Lmouse button
but also click->drag->press and hold [Shift]->release Lmouse button