rotate operation

Syntax

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

Parameters

1. mode—selector
   • abs—Absolute mode. The angles are set to the given values.
   • rel— Relative mode. The angles are added to the current orientation.
2. coordSystem—selector
   { scope | pivot | object | world }—Name of the coordinate system in which the following angles are given.
3. xAngle, yAngle, zAngle—float
   Angles in degrees to rotate about each axis.

Description

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

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)