Preset rotation angles
Command |
Path |
Rotate |
Modify Context menu |
The rotate commands provide a number of ways to rotate objects in the screen plane without changing their base location in the drawing. Select one of the preset rotation angles or specify a custom rotation angle.
To rotate at a specified angle:
Select the object to rotate.
Select the command, and then select one of the preset rotations.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
Command |
Description |
Shortcut |
Rotate Left 90° |
Rotates the selected object counter-clockwise 90° |
Ctrl+L (Windows) Cmd+L (Mac) |
Rotate Right 90° |
Rotates the selected object clockwise 90° |
Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows) Cmd+Shift+R (Mac) |
Rotate Each Left 90° |
Rotates each selected object counter-clockwise 90° about its insertion point (or the center of its bounding box if no insertion point exists). Grouped objects rotate individually. |
Ctrl+Shift+/ (Windows) Cmd+Shift+/ (Mac) |
Rotate Each Right 90° |
Rotates each selected object clockwise 90° about its insertion point (or the center of its bounding box if no insertion point exists). Grouped objects rotate individually. |
Ctrl+Shift+\ (Windows) Cmd+Shift+\ (Mac) |
Flip Horizontal |
Flips the selected object horizontally about its center |
Ctrl+Shift+H (Windows) Cmd+Shift+H (Mac) |
Flip Vertical |
Flips the selected object vertically about its center |
Ctrl+Shift+H (Windows) Cmd+Shift+H (Mac) |