Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 153

8 Press Esc or Shape > End Keyboard Rotate to complete the rotation sequence.
Tip: If the Keyboard Rotate dialog box does not appear, click Tools > Options > View and turn
on the Window > Show Keyboard Rotate Dialog Box check box.
Tip: You can also select objects in the Layer Tree and right-click to display the context menu
where you can select Shape > Keyboard Rotate to open the Keyboard Rotate dialog box.
Rotating to an infinite choice of angles
The Directed Rotate dialog box allows you to rotate an object, text, or image to any angle. You
can enter an angle value between –180 and 180 degrees. Positive angle values rotate the object
counter-clockwise and negative angle values rotate objects clockwise.
To rotate to any angle
1 Select the object.
2 Click Shape > Directed Rotate to open the Directed Rotate dialog box.
3 Enter the rotation Angle value between –180 and 180 degrees.
4 By default the rotation point is set by the next mouse click inside the object or on the
work surface. (The object automatically rotates to the new angle.)
5 Alternately, you can select a rotation point by choosing an object handle. Selecting a
handle location in the Directed Rotate dialog box automatically disables the Next
mouse click option. The object will rotate automatically upon clicking OK to close the
dialog box.
6 Click OK.
Tip: You can also select objects in the Layer Tree and right-click to display the context menu
where you can select Shape > Directed Rotate to open the Directed Rotate dialog box.
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