rotate operation

Syntax

• rotate(mode, coordSystem, xAngle, yAngle, zAngle)

Parameters

1. mode—selector
   { abs | rel }—Absolute or relative mode. Absolute means the angles are set to the given value, relative means the angles are added.
2. coordSystem—selector
   { scope | pivot | object | world }—Name of the coordinate system in which the following angles are given.
3. xAngle—float
   Angles in degrees to rotate about the x-axis.
4. yAngle—float
   Angles in degrees to rotate about the y-axis.
5. zAngle—float
   Angles in degrees to rotate about the z-axis.

Description

The rotate operation rotates the scope around the scope origin. The angles can be defined in any coordinate system, and the rotation can either be absolute (= set the angles) or relative (= add the angles). This operation manipulates the scope orientation (scope.r attribute).

Related

• r operation
• t operation
• translate operation
• scope attribute
• convert function

Examples

Set scope orientation to world coordinate system angles

Using the absolute mode, the scope orientation can be set to an orientation relative to the world origin. Init--> extrude(10) t('0.2, 0, '0.3) s('0.5, '1, '0.5) rotate(abs, world, 0, 90, 0)