For a component on the canvas in eCADSTAR PCB Editor, use the Rotate Around Reference Point command to rotate it around the reference point that you select in the dialog. Execute this command by selecting Component > Placement > Rotate Around Reference Point on the ribbon. Alternatively, right-click a component on the canvas and select Rotate Around Reference Point on the assist menu.
Note
- When the command is launched from the assist menu, the Rotate Around Reference Point dialog is not displayed. However, the values that are set in the dialog are used by the command.
- You cannot rotate components that are set to fixed.
Command dialog
Rotation angle
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Real number greater than -360 but smaller than 360. | Specify the rotation angle. The
value that you specify is displayed in the command dialog when
you next execute the following commands in eCADSTAR PCB Editor:
Rotate Around Reference Point Move Rotate Paste Duplicate (Move) Duplicate (Rotate) Align Component Rotate by Specified Angle |
Reference point of rotation
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Origin | The component is rotated around its origin. |
| Center | The component is rotated around its center. |
Reroute
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ON | If selected, then the tracks that are connected to the component
are rerouted in 45-degree increments when you rotate the component.
This process
ignores Online
DRC
constraints, and therefore does not avoid obstacles. DRC errors
may be created as a result. It is recommended that Post
Check is toggled on to highlight any errors on the canvas
that are caused by rotating a component. This is done by selecting
Report > Design Rule Checking
> Post Check
on the eCADSTAR PCB Editor
Ribbon. Note If there are thermal lines on the component, then they are not rerouted and are left in the same position. |
| OFF | If selected, then the component is rotated without rerouting the tracks that are connected to it. |
Move entire placement group
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ON | If selected, components are also rotated that are in the same placement group as the relevant component. |
| OFF | Only the selected component is rotated. |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Apply | Applies the specified settings to the component that you select on the canvas. Alternatively, click Apply in the assist menu. If a component is not selected, then this button is made unavailable. |
| Exit | Closes the Rotate Around Reference Point dialog. |
Assist menu
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Apply | Applies the specified settings to the component that you select on the canvas. Alternatively, click Apply in the dialog. If a component is not selected, then this button is made unavailable. |
| Undo | Revokes the rotation of the component that is performed by clicking Apply. |
| Exit | Closes the Rotate Around Reference Point dialog. |
