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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: craigr on June 06, 2014, 12:12:40 PM

Title: What is the Rotate Setting?
Post by: craigr on June 06, 2014, 12:12:40 PM

I have a block that when I insert it into a dwg, I give it a rotation # that I want. When I insert it, it is pointed straight up. If I want it to point Right, I give it a rotation # of 270, etc...  Even if I copy one that is rotated Right, (270), if I want the Rotated one to point straight down, I would give it the value of 180 and it would point straight down.

For some reason, in THIS dwg, the Rotation # I give it is from the rotation that it is currently at. Such as, if I have one pointed Right and I want it to point Left, I have to give it the Rotation #180 instead of #90.

What is the setting to change this back so it is the First way I described it?

craigr

Title: Re: What is the Rotate Setting?
Post by: ronjonp on June 06, 2014, 12:16:48 PM

DVIEW >> ENTER >> TWIST >> 0.0 ??

Title: Re: What is the Rotate Setting?
Post by: tedg on June 06, 2014, 12:26:05 PM

Quote from: ronjonp on June 06, 2014, 12:16:48 PM

DVIEW >> ENTER >> TWIST >> 0.0 ??

Either that or your UCS is not at world (WCS)?
Command: UCS>> W >>[enter]
 
And after that, to make sure your plan is at the WCS
Command: PLAN >> [enter] [enter]

Title: Re: What is the Rotate Setting?
Post by: Cathy on June 06, 2014, 04:52:56 PM

On the UNITS command, there is an option to measure angles clockwise, and also the Direction button there specifies where 0deg is.  Would that affect this? 

Title: Re: What is the Rotate Setting?
Post by: Rob... on June 09, 2014, 07:01:28 AM

Quote from: Cathy on June 06, 2014, 04:52:56 PM

On the UNITS command, there is an option to measure angles clockwise, and also the Direction button there specifies where 0deg is.  Would that affect this? 

+1

AutoCAD, by default, rotates counter clockwise. Using units, that can be changed to clockwise.