STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler Help

Rotate Model dialog

This dialog is used to either move or copy a selected portion of the model about an axis.

Opens when the Rotate tool is selected on the Model ribbon tab in the Edit group.

Property Value
Rotation angle Type the angle of sweep.
Action The Move option changes the coordinates of the selected structural elements. The Copy option generates new structural elements.
Axis location The points used to define the axis of rotation. A line passing through the first and second points is used as the axis of rotation.

Click Select to manually identify existing nodes or grid intersections as the initial and final point used to define the axis of rotation. Alternately, you may type coordinates for any arbitrary points.

Property Value
X1 Global X coordinate of the first point.
Y1 Global Y coordinate of the first point.
Z1 Global Z coordinate of the first point.
X2 Global X coordinate of the second point.
Y2 Global Y coordinate of the second point.
Z2 Global Z coordinate of the second point.
ButtonDescription
Preview Click to display a preview of the operation using the current parameters. You can make changes and Preview as often as needed before confirming the operation.