Copying and rotating

You can use the Copy and Rotate tool to rotate elements about a center point. You can create several copies of the elements in the process. The elements copied can also be rotated, or they can retain their original orientation. If you apply this tool to 3D elements (e.g. boxes), you can additionally move the copies along an axis of rotation.

To rotate elements

1. Click Copy and Rotate (How).
   

   Activate Copy and Rotate in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Edit More Tools

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Edit flyout
2. Select the elements you want to copy and rotate.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

3. Enter the base point for the rotation:
   • When you have selected 2D or 3D elements in plan view, click the center point for the operation. In the case of 3D elements, the z axis is used as the axis of rotation in this point.
   • When you have selected 3D elements in a 3D view, click the first and second point of the axis of rotation.
4. To rotate the elements at the same time, click Rotate in the input options.
   Otherwise, click Don't Rotate in the input options (only possible in plan view).
5. Enter the number of copies in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.

   Note: The number of copies you enter here varies depending on whether you select the included angle or the delta angle in step 8. In the case of the delta angle, the original element counts; with included angle, the original element is not counted.

6. To rotate 3D elements, enter the movement along the axis of rotation and press ENTER to confirm.
7. If you have selected Don't Rotate, specify the reference point now. This is the point on the element that is to be at a constant offset from the center.

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8. In the input options, specify whether you want to enter the included angle or the delta angle.

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9. Define the angle of rotation in one of the following ways:
   • Enter the angle in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm. A positive angle produces counter-clockwise rotation.
   • Specify a starting point and direction point for the rotation. You can also enter the delta angle.
   • Click a line (this serves as the reference line) and then another line (serves as the direction line). The element is rotated by the smaller of the two angles produced by the lines. This way, you can align an element with existing elements, for example.

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