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How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:55:54 GMT

Hi there guys,

First of all, please note that all the details in the question is extremely important. I need to rotate a shape AROUND ITS CENTER, by a SPECIFIC angle.

Now, let me write about what I need to do, exactly.

I have a rectangular body, more specifically a box, and I need to take several pictures of this box in different angles. I need to rotate the box around its X axis 10 degrees, and then take a picture, then rotate more 10 degrees, then take another picture, more 10 degrees, another picture, 10 degrees, another picture... And so on... 36 times, since 360 = 10 * 36.

I can easily do this in 45 to 45 degrees, by changing the angle of the screen. But I have not found ANYTHING about changing the angle of the screen in any angle different than 45 degrees. If you have a solution for this, it also solves my problem.

So... That's it. I need to rotate either the object in 10 to 10 degrees, exactly, around its X axis, or rotate the camera 10 to 10 degrees.

Any idea?

Thanks!

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:21:31 GMT

Create axes through the center of the object on as many planes as necessary.

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:00:49 GMT

But how do I do it? I am newbie in Fusion.

Would you link for me a video or something about this?

Thanks!

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:00:50 GMT

But how do I do it? I am newbie in Fusion.

Would you link for me a video or something about this?

Thanks!

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:16:23 GMT

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

I feel like I must be missing something. Can't you simply Rotate around one of the Origin Axis?

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:58:24 GMT

I'd recommend spending some time going through the learning videos to understand the basics of Fusion 360.

You can also use the Orbit control to rotate the view. It's at the middle bottom of the workspace.

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:02:26 GMT

@etfrench wrote:

You can also use the Orbit control to rotate the view. .

How do you stop precisely every 10° to generate an image with the Orbit control?

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:15:34 GMT

Details details

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:23:51 GMT

@etfrench wrote:

Details details

Well, that is how the OP formulated their problem statement...

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 21:30:50 GMT

Ok, Ok. Here's a video that shows one way of doing it. This rotates the box around its X axis.

There are multiple other ways of doing this, some of which don't need to move the box.

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 01:37:13 GMT

Here's another which is slightly more complex, but doesn't change to position of the box:

Note: Screencast interferes with selection operations so creating points has more clicks than necessary.

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 01:38:23 GMT

And finally an easy way:

Re: How do I rotate a shape around its center by a specific angle?

etfrench — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 01:39:37 GMT

Screencast didn't get attached to the last message.

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g-andresen — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:33:44 GMT

Hi,

here´s my way of doing it.

günther