https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798439#M400303 <P>You can also add a constraint (mate/angle) and then remove it.</P> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:26:19 GMT kacper.suchomski 2025-09-05T14:26:19Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798394#M400300 <P>I have a groundfloor (grounded or constrained part), I place a tank on it with only 1 contrain: Mate between bottom tank, and top groundfloor.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>For Meeting purposes, I want to move the tank around, which goes perfect. Is there a way to rotate the tank on it's spot too, keeping the base on the ground?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/17760457">@Johan_Degreef</a>&nbsp;Your post title was modified to add the product name to increase findability - CGBenner</EM></P> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:34:08 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798394#M400300 Johan_Degreef 2025-09-05T15:34:08Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798432#M400302 <P>You could use free rotate.&nbsp; That would allow you to rotate the part while ignoring existing constraints, then when you update it will re-apply the constraints and leave the part rotated.</P> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:23:55 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798432#M400302 andrewiv 2025-09-05T14:23:55Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798439#M400303 <P>You can also add a constraint (mate/angle) and then remove it.</P> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:26:19 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798439#M400303 kacper.suchomski 2025-09-05T14:26:19Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798445#M400304 <P>Nothing like: hold shift and then you can rotate in place, or select the axis and hold shift to rotate only?</P> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:31:30 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798445#M400304 Johan_Degreef 2025-09-05T14:31:30Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/movement-with-1-constraint-inventor/m-p/13798455#M400305 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/17760457">@Johan_Degreef</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>Nothing like: hold shift and then you can rotate in place, or select the axis and hold shift to rotate only?</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>You can activate free rotation with the G shortcut.<BR />If you set the view to top, you'll essentially get what you're trying to describe.</P> <P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6378514700112w894h540r560" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6378514700112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6378514700112w894h540r560'); var videoEl = wrapper ? 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