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June 13, 2019
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Rotation angle resets to zero on Illustrator

  • June 13, 2019
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When I use the rotate option in the properties panel the value instantly resets to 0 which means I have to memorize what value I'm putting in. Or if I'm doing it manually I end up not knowing how much I've rotated the shape. Is there a way to turn this off?

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    101010X888
    Participant
    June 20, 2025

    For me this worked for groups.
    Select the group and then Object > Transform > Reset Bounding Box.

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    ChristianPers
    Participating Frequently
    August 9, 2024

    Still happening for me: Version 28.3 (Mac). Not for all objecrts within a documnet though...

      Anubhav M
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      Anubhav MCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      August 9, 2024

      Hello @chris7ian,

      We understand that encountering technical issues can be frustrating. Would you mind sharing some more details, like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator, details of your workflow, and a screen recording of the problem (https://adobe.ly/3LZZC20), so we can investigate this further?


      Looking forward to hearing from you.

       

      Thanks,

      Anubhav

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      ChristianPers
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      August 9, 2024

      Illustrator 28.3 on MacOS 14.4.
      • If an object is rotated by itself, it behaves as expected.|

      • If the object is rotated, then duplicated and grouped, the rotation value of the group retains the angle of the obect.

      • If the two obects are roated a different value individually, then grouped and rotated, the angle defaults to 0º no matter the rotation.

       

      meganchi
      meganchi
      Legend
      June 13, 2019

      If you look at your transform palette after rotating a shape, is that showing 0 as well?

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 13, 2019

      Which version is this?

      What kind of object are you rotating?

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      mjh795932Author
      Participating Frequently
      June 13, 2019

      The latest version of Illustrator. It's a group with in a clipping group, if I isolate the group inside the clipping group it works fine and shows me how much it rotated. Its when I select the group from the layer panel without isolating that it seems to always go back to 0.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 13, 2019

      Illustrator used to never keep this information. Only in recent versions this somewhat changed, but it's not reliable. It's only reliable for live shapes.

      Please make a feature request if you need to have this: http://illustrator.uservoice.com

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