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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Rotate about part geometry</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can rotate your view about a linear curve, a linear edge, or a vector.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Rotate</b> command by doing one of the following: 
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                  <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, right-click in an empty area and Choose <b class="uiTerm">Rotate</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">View</b> toolbar, click <b class="uiTerm">Rotate</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/gateway/view/rotate.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Select an edge, curve, or datum axis to rotate about that geometry.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Drag to rotate using the left mouse button.</p>
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