.. _tool_rotate:

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    Rotate Tool
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|Tool_rotate.png| \ **ALT-T**\ 

.. _tool_rotate  Introduction:

Introduction
------------

The ``Rotate Tool`` rotate the selected |Handle|. It works
much like to |Transform_Tool| except for when
multiple |Handle| are selected.

.. _tool_rotate  Options:

Options
-------

.. figure:: rotate_dat/Rotate_Tool_Options.png
   :alt: Rotate_Tool_Options.png

   
-  **Allow Scale** : Allow the selected Handles to be scaled and rotated
   at the same time.


.. _tool_rotate  Usage:

Usage
-----

|Handle_Choose_your_handles|, by either:

-  Pressing ``Ctrl+A`` to select all Handles.
-  Dragging a rectangle around a group of Handles.
-  Holding the ``Control`` key while clicking Handles to toggle their
   selected status.

Then drag one of the selected Handles. All the selected Handles will
move, rotating about the center of the selected handles group.

.. |Tool_rotate.png| image:: rotate_dat/Tool_rotate.png
   :width: 64px


.. |Handle| replace:: :ref:`Handle <handles>`
.. |Transform_Tool| replace:: :ref:`Transform Tool <tool_transform>`
.. |Handle_Choose_your_handles| replace:: :ref:`Handles: Choose your handles <handles>`