How do I rotate a Part 45 degrees in relation to some straight edge in an Assembly?

florian_ford

I am trying to rotate a Part in an Assembly and encounter some issues:
 1) Whenever I click the part I get the mate points, no Triad Manipulator (the Part is already mated with other parts so I am trying to get the manipulator to rotate all these mated parts)
 2) I box select the Part and this way I get the Triad Manipulator but I can't seem to be able to rotate at a different angle than 90 or 180.

Is there a way to achieve 45 degree rotation in Assemblies?
And maybe you know why I don't get the manipulator when I click the Part but I get all those snapping mate points... :-/

philip_thomas

Edit one of the mat connectors used in your mate and check the 'move' option. There you will see the option to rotate about an axis by an angle.

philip_thomas

Edit one of the mat connectors used in your mate and check the 'move' option. There you will see the option to rotate about an axis by an angle.

florian_ford

Yes, I've found that in one of Onshape videos... thanks. That worked.