Rotate

Rotate

Description

Rotates elements to an absolute rotation or by a relative amount.

Scripting Syntax

Rotate( [InputObjs], [X], [Y], [Z], [Delta], [RefMode], [Center], [AxesFilter], [Reference], [SplitLocalComponents], [PropTagOnly], [Pivot], [PivotX], [PivotY], [PivotZ], [ConstructionMode], [SlideComponents] )

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
InputObjs	String	List of objects or components to rotate. Default Value: Selected elements
X	Double	X rotation in degrees Default Value: 0.0
Y	Double	Y rotation Default Value: 0.0
Z	Double	Z rotation Default Value: 0.0
Delta	siDeltaMode	Specifies whether to rotate the object a relative or absolute amount Default Value: siRelative
RefMode	siRefMode	The reference mode to rotate within Default Value: siLocal
Center	siCenterMode	Specifies whether to rotate the object or its center. Note: If an object does not have a moveable center, then rotating its center rotates the object. Default Value: siObj
AxesFilter	siAxesFilter	Determines which of the x,y,z arguments are valid (used with Absolute mode only). Default Value: siXYZ
Reference	String	In By Reference mode, the rotation is relative to the center of this object Default Value: "" Possible Values: • : Reference not used (World) • Grid: Use the center of the Grid
SplitLocalComponents	Boolean	Specifies whether to rotate all components independently in Local mode Default Value: False
PropTagOnly	Boolean	Specifies whether to restrict proportional to tagged components only Default Value: False
Pivot	Boolean	If true the specified global pivot point is used for rotation Default Value: False
PivotX	Double	X position of the pivot point Default Value: 0.0
PivotY	Double	Y position of the pivot point Default Value: 0.0
PivotZ	Double	Z position of the pivot point Default Value: 0.0
ConstructionMode [in/out]	siConstructionMode	In which construction mode will the deformation be applied. This only applies when rotating geometry components. Default Value: Use the current construction mode
SlideComponents	Boolean	Constrain components to surface during translation. Works like shrink wrap for points/polygons while edges are constrained along adjacent polygon edges. Currently only supported for mesh objects. Default Value: False

Examples

VBScript Example

dim object
set object = GetPrim( "Null" )

' Rotate the selected objects 5 degrees about the global X
Rotate ,5

' Rotate the selected objects about the y-axis to 5 degrees in world space
Rotate ,,5,,siAbsolute

' Rotate the selected objects to align with their parents rotation
Rotate ,,,,siAbsolute,siParent

' Rotate the objects in the selection 6 degrees about the Z-axis of their parent's centers
Rotate ,,,6,siRelative,siParent

' Rotate a given object 5 degrees about their X axis
Rotate object,5,0,0

See Also

Translate

Scale

ResetTransform

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