How to rotate a part in onshape

Reuben_Abraham

I have a car which is oriented faced to the right side (from isometric). But the wheel that needs to be connected is facing forwards. Is there any way to reposition this so I can fit the two together, without having to restart the whole model again?

daniel_splawski

In the part studio you can use the transform>rotate feature. 

viru

@Reuben_Abraham, Please refer transform steps which will solve your requirement.

Transform

 

Transform adjusts a part's location and orientation in 3D space with the option to copy the part in place.

Steps

1. Click .

   

2. Select the method of moving the part (transform type):
   • Translate by line - Select an entity such as a part edge
   • Translate by distance - Specify a value and select an entity to indicate direction
   • Translate by XYZ - Specify axis values to move along or optionally, use the drag manipulator that appears to position the part along axis
   • Transform by mate connectors - Specify two mate connectors by which to reorient the placement of the part.
   • Rotate - Move the part about an axis specified by selecting an entity
   • Copy in place - Make a copy of the part at the same location; this creates a separate and independent part enabling you to:

     - Make changes to one part and use both to create different bodies during a later operation.

     - Make a copy of a part prior to a series of operations enabling you to reference the original state for ancillary operations.

     - Create multiple copies of a part in order to create multiple variants.

     If you need to create multiple copies of a part at once, use the Pattern feature with a distance of 0 (zero).

   • Scale uniformly - Scale a part by a specific factor and select a point to scale about; optionally copy the part
3. Click .

Translate by line

Before translate by line

After translate by line

Translate by distance

Before translate by distance

After translate by distance

Translate by XYZ

Before translate by XYZ

After translate by XYZ with copy part option checked

Transform by mate connectors

Before transform by mate connectors

After transform by mate connectors

Rotate

Before rotate

After rotate

Copy in place

Before copy in place

After copy in place

Scale uniformly

Before scale uniformly

After scale uniformly

daniel_splawski

In the part studio you can use the transform>rotate feature. 

viru

@Reuben_Abraham, Please refer transform steps which will solve your requirement.

Transform

 

Transform adjusts a part's location and orientation in 3D space with the option to copy the part in place.

Steps

1. Click .

   

2. Select the method of moving the part (transform type):
   • Translate by line - Select an entity such as a part edge
   • Translate by distance - Specify a value and select an entity to indicate direction
   • Translate by XYZ - Specify axis values to move along or optionally, use the drag manipulator that appears to position the part along axis
   • Transform by mate connectors - Specify two mate connectors by which to reorient the placement of the part.
   • Rotate - Move the part about an axis specified by selecting an entity
   • Copy in place - Make a copy of the part at the same location; this creates a separate and independent part enabling you to:

     - Make changes to one part and use both to create different bodies during a later operation.

     - Make a copy of a part prior to a series of operations enabling you to reference the original state for ancillary operations.

     - Create multiple copies of a part in order to create multiple variants.

     If you need to create multiple copies of a part at once, use the Pattern feature with a distance of 0 (zero).

   • Scale uniformly - Scale a part by a specific factor and select a point to scale about; optionally copy the part
3. Click .

Translate by line

Before translate by line

After translate by line

Translate by distance

Before translate by distance

After translate by distance

Translate by XYZ

Before translate by XYZ

After translate by XYZ with copy part option checked

Transform by mate connectors

Before transform by mate connectors

After transform by mate connectors

Rotate

Before rotate

After rotate

Copy in place

Before copy in place

After copy in place

Scale uniformly

Before scale uniformly

After scale uniformly

varocketry

I've created a ring with a bevel.  The bevel may be on the wrong side for printing so I want to rotate the part 180 degrees.
I can't for the life of me figure out the AXIS requirement.  I try to click planes but that doesn't do it.  I'm lost.

_anton

varocketry said:

I've created a ring with a bevel.  The bevel may be on the wrong side for printing so I want to rotate the part 180 degrees.
I can't for the life of me figure out the AXIS requirement.  I try to click planes but that doesn't do it.  I'm lost.

A few thoughts:
1. It's best to take advantage of parametric CAD and just remodel the bevel on the right side.
2. Perhaps you can just rotate it in your slicer?
3. Failing 1 and 2, you can make an axis in a couple of easy ways - either make a sketch with a line to use as the axis, or use an implicit mate connector. Like so: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b20feacf1f8a1423557fbc16/w/05f2f52b4ed4feaea73e0b78/e/60e16f608fd3f60c44893461