topic Re: Need help with 3D Rotate in AutoCAD Forum

Need help with 3D Rotate

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:23:59 GMT

ok. so i got this file from a client but the part has been rotated some unknown degrees along all 3 axis. how can i get this back to the "home" position? I just need the part to be squared up on the axis... Please help me!!!

Re: Need help with 3D Rotate

skintsubby — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:40:40 GMT

Hi and welcome to the forums.

Not sure if this is the correct way round for you?

Check out the ALIGN command if not..

Mark

Re: Need help with 3D Rotate

imadHabash — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:42:25 GMT

Hi and welcome to AutoDesk Forum,

try the follow :

- Shift+scroll mouse button.

- try to use Navecube upper right in the model space (see attached image).if it's not exist just turn it ON.

Command: NAVVCUBE
Enter an option [ON/OFF/Settings] <ON>:

Good Luck..

Re: Need help with 3D Rotate

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:28:37 GMT

I agree with @skintsubby about ALIGN, since 3DROTATE requires you to pick an axis about which to Rotate, and doesn't have the Reference-direction option that ordinary ROTATE does. You could probably do it with 3DROTATE, but you'd need to do it multiple times around different axes, whereas ALIGN will do it in one step.

Re: Need help with 3D Rotate

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:34:47 GMT

Mark's solution using the ALIGN command should fix the problem.

It might be easier to first draw a simple rectangle on the XY plane, then using ALIGN, select the object and press enter.

You'll be prompted for a first source point, OSNAP to the endpoint on a corner of the base of the object that you want to be the lower left corner of the object.

You'll then be prompted for a first destination point, that will be the lower LEFT corner of the rectangle you just drew.

You'll be prompted for a second source point, OSNAP to the endpoint on a corner of the base of the object that you want to be along the X_axis of the bottom of the object.

You'll then be prompted for a second destination point, that will be the lower RIGHT corner of the rectangle you just drew.

You'll be prompted for a third source point, OSNAP to the endpoint somewhere on of the base of the object that you want to be along the Y_axis of the bottom of the object.

You'll then be prompted for a second destination point, that will be the upper left corner of the rectangle you just drew.

The bottom of the object should then ALIGN with the rectangle.

Re: Need help with 3D Rotate

john.vellek — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:54:58 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I see that you are visiting as a new member. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

Did the Align Command that @skintsubby recommended do the trick for you?

Please add a post with your results.