All language subtitles for 613241-29 - Rotate+copy - The definitive SKETCHUP course. From beginner to expert.en-US

Hello people and welcome to

this new class in
where we are going to

learn how to use the
rotate tool in a sketch.

So these Rotate tool,

it is here in the
transformation panel.

And thanks to this tool,

we will be able to rotate in

a very precise way and we will

even be able to rotate and copy.

During this class, we will use

this chest bone that we drew
you in a previous exercise.

So I'll ask you to open it.

Once we have it here,

we can check that this
chest bone is what we

call free geometry because
we can touch the geometry.

It is not inside a group.

We could place this geometry
inside the group or not,

doesn't matter for using
these Rotate tool.

The thing that we
have to do is select

the elements that we want to

rotate as far as this geometry,

not inside the group,

I will make a selection box,

then Rotate tool and

a protractor will pop
up in the screen.

The color of that protractor
is the key for the rotation.

Now the color is blue,

which means that
we are working in

the plane perpendicular
to the blue axis.

The rotation will
occur in that plane,

but we can change
that plane just by

clicking and holding down the
left button of our mouth.

So let's choose that first point

which is paramount
for the rotation.

It is paramount because
that first click will be

a point that will work as
an anchor of the rotation.

So that first point
should be placed

on any point of that
baseline, right?

Let's say e.g. here
in these midpoints.

So click and hold down,

and I move around my mouth.

As you can see, the colors
of the protractor are

changing and then I have
to choose the correct one.

This time, I want the red color,

which means that
we are working in

the plane perpendicular
to the red axis.

Once the red color
is on my protractor,

I released the left button
of my mouse and that color,

that protractor, that
plane is already fixed.

Now it gets app is asking
me for that second point.

We already fixed first point.

And with this second point,

what we're gonna do
is to create an axis,

an axis for the rotation.

So it's not that important
if that point is

here or here because we are
creating kind of an axis.

Let's say here, second
point, click and release.

And I move. Now is the
time for the angle.

We can precise that
angle graphically

just by moving the mouse and
clicking for the third time,

or typing in that angle in

the measurements bar e.g. Nike.

And here we are basically
on one click outside,

the rotation is finished.

Let's repeat it again.

This time I will make
a group right button.

Now the chest bone
is inside the box.

Rotate, I select
the first point,

the one which is going to
work as an anchor, e.g.

here, click and hold down,

I select the color
of my protractor.

This time it should
be blue. Here we are.

I released now, I need to assign

the second point for
creating that new axis.

Second click, e.g.

here, I move my mouse around,

time for the angle, let's
say 90 degrees this time,

I will do it graphically.

Third, click on the
rotation is finished.

As you can see, we will
need three clicks.

First one, click and hold down,

then click and release
for creating an axis.

Then thirdly, four, assign

the correct angle based
on my experience,

if it is the first time that
you are using this tool,

it can be a little bit tricky,

but I can assure you
that you will get it.

Let's go now with

another option of these
to rotate and copy.

I will move first of all,

this geometry to the region.

Then I will move it along the
red axis and imagine that

now I want to rotate
that just bone around.

But in addition to
rotate the figure,

I want to make some
copies. How can I do that?

Well, first of all,

I have to select

my geometry one-click
because it is a group.

Then again, rotate tool
and the first point,

remember that it has to
be like the anchor point.

The anchor point this time will

be placed on the origin and

then time for fixing

the planning where the
rotation is going to happen.

Blue color is correct.

So I released now till here,

everything is the
same as before.

Now second point for fixing
the new axis of rotation,

let's say any point
of the red axis.

Then I move the mouse time
for the new angle on here.

At this very moment is when
we have to tap Control key.

If I tap Control key,

you can see that we have created

a copy exactly the same way as

when we were using

the Move tool and we
wanted to create a copy,

we fixed that new angle,

let's say 45 degrees
enter and we

have that copy and that
rotation already done.

The copy is still selected.

So as we did with
the Move tool, now,

we could tap arteries and
say how many copies we

want using that
angle of rotation.

Let's say e.g. for
Arthur is four.

And we will create
four copies instead of

1,123.4 as we did when we

were using the Copy tool
here with the rotate tool,

we can use the asterisk
for copying thing or

that inclined bar above
number seven control set.

I select my chest palms, rotate,

anchor point, click
and hold down.

I select the correct color.

I really second point for

fixing the new axis
of the rotation.

I move the mouse around,

I tap Control key
for making a copy,

third fleet for fixing the
position of that copy.

And this time still when
that copy is selected,

inclined bar and number
of copies that I

want to have between
the original geometry.

First copy, Let's say e.g.

six Enter here we
have 123456 copies,

seven in total with
the original one.

So as you can see,

we can be super precise
using the rotate tool.

So time to say goodbye now,

and in the next class we will
go through the scale tool.