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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Rotating a View</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">To rotate a view:</p>
      <div class="title_division">Using the Mouse</div>
      <p class="para_division">Press and hold down the middle mouse button (MB2), then drag.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Single Axis Rotation</div>
      <p class="para_division">To rotate the model around a single axis:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor adjacent to the edge of the view. To determine where to place the cursor, visualize an imaginary border within the view that is the width of the cursor. Placing the cursor within this border will initiate the singe axis rotation. When you begin dragging along this margin, the system displays the appropriate single axis rotation cursor:</p>
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                     <p class="para_th">To:</p>
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                     <p class="para_th">Place Cursor</p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Rotate about X</p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Left or Right Side of View</p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Rotate about Y</p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Bottom of View</p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Rotate about Z</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Press and hold down the middle mouse button (MB2) and drag in the direction of the rotation you want.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Using the Rotate View Dialog</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">View</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Operation</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Rotate</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select one of the Fixed Axis options.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Move the Rotation cursor to the view you want.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Drag the view while you press and hold down MB1. As you drag, the view rotates around the specified axis and the scroll bar in the Rotate View dialog displays values that correspond to the rotation.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Rotating About an Alternate Center of Rotation</div>
      <p class="para_division">When rotating the view using the mouse, the system normally rotates the view about its center. You can also specify a center of rotation relative to the model. Use this feature to rotate about a point of interest or about a screen position that may not be near the center of the view.</p>
      <p class="para_division">To cause all rotations in a view to be performed about a particular location on or relative to the model:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select 'Set Rotate Point' from the View pop-up menu.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify a &quot;rotate point&quot; with a screen position or a snap point. The system indicates the rotate point's location with a bold plus sign.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Because NX defines the rotate point relative to the model, the rotate point moves with the model as you pan.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The rotate point applies only to the view in which you define it. You can specify a different rotate point for each view. NX maintains each view's rotate point per session. </p>
      <p class="para_division">The specified rotate point remains in effect until it is cleared.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Clearing the Alternate Center of Rotation</div>
      <p class="para_division">To clear the center of rotation:  With the cursor in the desired view, select Clear Rotate Point from the View pop-up menu. This clears the rotate point for the selected view.</p>
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