Cant rotate object horizontally

[Anonymous]

Fairly simple thing has me losing it lol. Just want to rotate an object along the x or y axis instead of z. Cant seem to change axis of rotation. Have clicked on protractor to try and change as well as trying to drag along z axis. Method on tutorials doesn't seem to work where you slide along the side.

[Tobias_Hathorn]

Hi there! Sorry to be slow to respond! Here's a short tutorial video on youtube that should help... LINK

Also, I did my first screencast to answer your question specifically, let me know if this helps?! - http://autode.sk/1RCwLMV 

Short answer is that when you're moving the protractor around it will be either blue, green, or red - then hold down the shift key to LOCK the protractor onto the desired axis. Then you can move the protractor ANCHOR point to set the axis you desire. 

Thanks!

Tobias

[michael.frassinelli]

Same trouble with a simple rotate command on the iPad version of  Formit 360. Can't seem to shift axis of whole form, sometimes just one side, which distorts the cube, etc

I'm obviously new to the app and am using an Apple Pencil. Am finding a way to do it randomly (shifting the axis by moving the pencil around quickly) but can't seem to rotate in a controlled way. More trouble with cylinders. 

On another note, I'm finding that most tutorials and blog posts refer to the cloud/PC version and I can't seem to filter responses to the iPad app version. Is there a good basic tutorial for getting started on the current iPad Formit360?

thanks in advance--I'm a teacher trying to get this thing down for September