Rotate Material

Rotate Material ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Can be used to rotate a material around X and/or Y and/or Z axes originating at its origin reference point.
The origin reference point's location remains the same as the rotation proceeds.
Material can be rotated using three different coordinate systems : member, global, material. Since material coordinates are relative, Rotate Material does not necessarily re-create the original material orientation if you re-enter the original coordinates. For member and global coordinates, Rotate Material can re-create the original orientation.
On this page, see example 1 and example 2 and example 3 and the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

Modeling (where Rotate Material is a tool)
Rotate Material (window opened with Rotate Material )
Model completed (material cannot be rotated on a member with this date set)
A solid form (material to rotate needs to be in)
Origin reference point (point on material that is rotated around)
Rotate Multiple Material (rotates one or materials around an axis you select)

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Examples (also see the step-by-step instructions ) :

Example 1: The following example shows the changing of a material's rotation by selecting ' Member ' as the " Coordinate System ," then changing the amount of rotation assigned to the " Z " field.

	1 . Invoke Rotate Material .
	2 . Select the one material that you want to rotate. The material changes to the " Primary selection color " (green in this example).
	3 . On the Rotate Material window, change the material's rotation around the X axis, Y axis or Z axis, then press `Tab` . In this example, " Member " axes are shown.
	4 . The material rotates to a new position -- in this example, to ' 0 ' degrees around the " Z axis ." Press " OK " when the material is positioned where you want it to be.
	5 . The material is now rotated to a new position.

Example 2: You could have achieved the same results as shown in example 1 by selecting ' Member ' as the " Coordinate System " and " Z-axis " as the axis, then pressing the " Rotate - " button an appropriate number of times (as determined by the " Increment " field).

Example 3: Another way to do the same rotation as in example 1 is to change the " Coordinate System " to ' Material ', enter '-90' to the " Z " field, then press Tab on your keyboard.

Step-by-step instructions (also see the examples ) :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse. You must do either step 1c (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a : Make sure that the member whose submaterial you want to rotate is displayed in one of the three solid forms .

1b : If you are going to do 1c, you must set the selection filter to ' Material ' if you want to be able to select a connection material or a member main material as the material to be rotated.

Select Items bindings (step 1c)

1c (optional) : In Select Items mode with an appropriate selection filter selected, left-click ( Select ) the one (1) material that you want to rotate. When selected, the material will be displayed in the " Primary selection color ," which by default is green.

2 . Invoke Rotate Material using any one (1) of the following methods:

Methods 1, 2 & 3 : Click the icon, or use a keyboard shortcut, or use the context menu. A Rotate Material icon can be added to your toolbar (classic) or ribbon (lightning). The icon, keyboard shortcut or context menu command can be found in the group named ' Model -- Material '. For lightning, Customize Interface is used to configure ribbons, keyboards, the context menu and modes.

Method 4 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Material > Rotate .

Method 5 : With Material Mode mouse bindings active, place your mouse on the material you want to rotate, then hold down the Ctrl key and right-click ( Rotate ).

3 . Skip this step if you already selected a material in step 1c.

Select One Item bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : Rotate Material prompts you to use Select One Item mouse bindings to left-click ( Select ) the one material you want to rotate. This prompting also occurs when more than one material or a member (rather than a submaterial) is selected.

4 . The material origin reference point symbol (cross hairs within a circle) is shown on the material. The axes that you can rotate the material around (by default, " Material " axes) are drawn on screen through the origin symbol. The Rotate Material window opens. To rotate the material, either do steps 4a to 4e or the alternative procedure:

4a : Select the " Coordinate system " that you want.

4b : Select the axis ( " X " or " Y " or " Z ") that you want to rotate around.

4c : Enter a number (of degrees) to the " Increment " field.

4d : Press the " Rotate + " or " Rotate - " button to rotate the material.

4e : Repeat steps 4a, 4b & 4c for different axes until the material is positioned the way you want it. Press the " OK " button to close this window and save your changes to the 3D model.

An alternative procedure: Instead of doing the above, you can enter a number (of degrees) to the " X " or " Y " or " Z " field, then press Tab to cause the material to rotate around that axis.

Tip: Press the " Reset " button if you want the material to revert back to its original rotation.

5 (if applicable) . Skip this step if it does not apply. If the material that you rotated was system generated (as opposed to user-added), you get a warning stating that the "Connection will be changed to a Graphical User Connection."

Alternative 1 : Press the " OK " button to make the new material rotation permanent. Go to step 5.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to cancel the Rotate Material operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.

6 . The material is now be rotated as you specified in step 4. The mouse bindings that were active before you invoked Rotate Material become active again.