Rotate Items Tutorial

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There are several ways of rotating a cabinet on a drawing using your keyboard.

Rotate Current Item

Keyboard brackets and plus/minus

To control the angle of the current cabinet, you can use:-

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+ or - the plus and minus keys
< or > left and right angle bracket keys (also comma and full stop)

+ moves item Anti Clockwise and - moves item Clockwise.

Keyboard Shift and Ctrl

Use the above keys in conjunction with the 'Shift' and 'Ctrl' keys to:-

rotate the cabinet by 15 deg intervals without 'Shift'
rotate the cabinet by 90 deg intervals with 'Shift' key if pressed
to nudge the angle in 1 deg steps you can hold down the 'Ctrl' key
for really small 0.1 deg steps hold down 'Ctrl+Shift' - Helpful with curved cabinets

Holding Shift while drawing lines will keep it straight.

Rotate Multiple Items

You can also rotate multiple selected cabinets and walls using the keys discussed above.

Auto Align

While dragging to place, a cabinet will automatically try to rotate to align with the angle of a nearby wall if alignment is turned on.

You can use the keyboard shortcut A (which toggles the alignment on/off) or by using the right click menu, shown.

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CabMaster™ is designed to automatically detect the environment that surrounds the cabinet so that when placed, it is in the correct position. It takes practice to become efficient with this feature. At times, you will need to move the mouse beyond the wall for the cabinet to rotate. Do not be alarmed if this occurs, as CabMaster™ is designed to ensure that the cabinet positioning is correct before it rotates.

If you are having difficulty placing a cabinet near to a wall, turn on View > Snap to Handle.

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