ROTATE by reference as default

[76jsa]

Hello, 

is there a way to set ROTATE by reference as default, not by base point?

Thanks

[SEANT61 · Accepted solution]

You may be able to redefine the command to call some addin program. 

Alternatively -

For a rotate with reference call, I use a Right-Click menu entry with the command macro:

^C^C_Select \_rotate previous ;\r @;

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

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@76jsa wrote:

.… is there a way to set ROTATE by reference as default, not by base point? ….

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You're not going to escape the need for a base point, in any case, since Rotating by Reference is still necessarily around some base point.  But you could define a dedicated command that automatically feeds in the Reference option after that.  Something like this [minimally tested]:

(defun C:ROTATER (/ ss) ; = Rotate with built-in Reference option

  (if (setq ss (ssget))

    (command "_.rotate" ss "" pause "_reference")

  )

)

You could  even UNDEFINE the native ROTATE command, and make that the definition of that command name by taking the R off the end of the name.  You would still have standard ROTATE available if needed, by typing it in with the period prefix:

.ROTATE

[scot-65]

I have a similar utility to Kent's and have named it
c:RTR

???

[SEANT61]

As a supplement to my Rotate by Reference command macro suggestion, here is a screencast of that, plus another By Reference sub option.  There are times when that sub option functionality comes in handy.  That sub-option macro:
^C^C_Select;\_rotate previous;;\r;@;\p;\\

[pl.fischer68]

how do you define this command ?

[Kent1Cooper]

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@pl.fischer68 wrote:

how do you define this command ?

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Copy the code and paste it into a plain-text editor such as Notepad.  Save it to a file [call it whatever you want] with a .lsp filetype ending.  In an AutoCAD drawing, use APPLOAD, navigate to where you put that file, and Load it.  The command name is ROTATER [not case-sensitive].

[pl.fischer68]

thank you so much dude, this rotate command was driving me crazy. Now the ROTATER does work, but it doesn't appear in the aliasedit panel (i'd like to create a shortcut for the new rotater command)

[Kent1Cooper]

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@pl.fischer68 wrote:

.... (i'd like to create a shortcut for the new rotater command)

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I think the command alias editor may work only with actual AutoCAD command names.  But you can make the name of the command anything you want -- the part immediately following  (defun C:  is always the command name, so just change ROTATER to something else [as long as it doesn't conflict with some already-existing command name or alias].

[pl.fischer68]

amazing ! thank you for taking the time to explain me this, hope it will help others !