Rotate tool - specify degrees

Question

I want to use the rotate tool to BOTH (1) set center of the rotation to a point outside the object, (2) type in the degrees of rotation rather than "wing it" with the mouse.

I've done the following:

(1) Select rotate tool

(2) Click to set the center of rotation

(3) Followed the directions online for typing in an angle. I tried both double-clicking the rotate tool, and also typing an angle into the properties box. Neither one words (they both rotate around the center of the object.)

Thanks, Mike

Ton Frederiks · Accepted Answer

Try this:(1) Select rotate tool(2) Alt Click to set the center of rotation and open the Rotate dialog(3) Type in an angle.

madobe1127 · Answer

Ton: I think that works.HOWEVER, in order for this to be a complete answer, you might want to edit your post to make two things clear- add a step before your step 1, which is select the object to be rotated- mention that the key difference between what I tried and what you are suggesting is alt-clicking (or for me, option-clicking on Mac).

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