Rotating a Component

To rotate a component by dragging:

Right-click a component, hold down the right mouse button, and drag the component.

The component rotates within its degrees of freedom.

To prevent this behavior, click Tools, Options, System Options, Assemblies. Clear Move components by dragging, then click OK.

To rotate a component with a triad:

To snap, right-click the selected ring and choose Snap while Dragging. Close to the ring, the snap increment is 90°. The increment decreases as the pointer moves further away from the ring.

To rotate in pre-set increments, right-click the selected ring and choose Rotate 90° or Rotate 180°.
To type specific increments, right-click the center sphere and select Show Rotate Delta XYZ Box.

See Triad for information about moving and aligning the triad.

To rotate a component with the PropertyManager:

Click Rotate Component $art\ASM-rotc.gif$ (Assembly toolbar) or Tools, Component, Rotate.

The Rotate Component PropertyManager appears, and the pointer changes to $art\rotc_cur.gif$ .
Select one or more components in the graphics area.
Select an item from the Rotate list to rotate the components in one of the following manners:

Free Drag - Select a component and drag in any direction.
About Entity - Select a line, an edge, or an axis, then drag a component around the selected entity.
By Delta XYZ - Type an X, Y, or Z value in the PropertyManager, and click Apply. The component moves around the assembly’s axes by the angular value you specify.

You can rotate one component or group of components after another; the tool remains active until you click it again, or select another tool.

Under Advanced Options, select This configuration to apply the rotation of the components to only the active configuration.
Click or click Rotate Component $art\ASM-rotc.gif$ again when finished.

NOTES:

You cannot rotate a component whose position is fixed or fully defined.
You can only rotate a component within the degrees of freedom allowed by its mating relationships.