Rotate Footprint/Cavity

Rotate a footprint/cavity on the manifold surface.
The footprint/cavity is rotated by the specified angle, about the center of the parent cavity of the footprint.

1.     MDTools 965 > Rotate

The Rotate Footprint dialog box displays.

2.     Select a cavity on the footprint.

When you move the cursor over a cavity, it will be highlighted. This indicates the selected cavity.

3.     Enter the Rotation Angle in degrees.

4.     Click OK.

MDTools^® rotates the footprint by the rotation angle entered, about the center of parent cavity of the footprint in a counter-clockwise direction.

Footprint rotated by 90 degrees

Note:

·       The parent cavity is the cavity created at the insertion point of a footprint.

·       MDTools displays the center point only on the parent cavity.

·       Display of the parent cavity center point enables you to identify the parent cavity in a footprint inside SolidWorks.