Rotating

STAR-CCM+ uses a point on a part to rotate. If you select a point somewhere other than on a part, STAR-CCM+ uses the depth to that last point; the depth is normal to the view plane.

Rotating at the part		Rotating at the depth of the part

The scene can be rotated around various axes, depending on the direction you move the mouse.

Rotating around a Vertical Axis

Choose a point on or near the object in the visualization display, and click and drag (holding down the left mouse button) in a horizontal direction from that point.

This action rotates the object around the vertical axis. The small colored square represents the point at which you began the click-and-drag motion. The colored number near it indicates degrees of rotation.

Rotating around a Horizontal Axis

Now try clicking and dragging in a vertical direction.

The axis is horizontal.

Rotating Around an Arbitrary Axis

Click and drag at an angle.

The two directions of the axes are combined.

This technique rotates the object around the axis perpendicular to the direction of your drag. You set the location of the axis when you chose a point to begin clicking and dragging.