3D Rotate is like 2d

[ddentes464583]

I have just switched from ACAD2005 to ACAD 2007.

3D Rotate behaves exactley like regular 2D rotate. After selecting object I am asked to cpecify the center point and angle of rotation. I don't get the chance to specify the axis of rotation (just like in 2d rotate it always rotates arround Z).

Please Help.

Thanks

[jaberwok]

How are you starting the 3drotate command? Typing the name or an alias or picking a button? Does A2007 have a Rotate3d command?
Perhaps someone has redefined the command.
If using an alias, check the acad.pgp file to see what is actually called by the alias.

[ddentes464583]

Thanks for the advice!

I still need more.

I tried using the command either way. my favourite is from the modify menu : Modify/3d Operations/3d Rotate.
I also tried clicking the button.

Is there a different name for the acad.pgp file, I've searched entire hard drive, and didn't find any .pgp files.

[jaberwok]

Thanks for the advice!

I still need more.

I tried using the command either way. my favourite is from the modify menu : Modify/3d Operations/3d Rotate.
I also tried clicking the button.

Is there a different name for the acad.pgp file, I've searched entire hard drive, and didn't find any .pgp files.

If you type L [enter], does the LINE command start?
If so, you have an acad.pgp file somewhere and, yes, it must have that name.
At the command prompt type (findfile "acad.pgp") to find out where. There could be several but findfile will show you the one that's in use.
also try typing ._3drotate. If that works the command has been redefined or undefined.
Did you try rotate3d?

[ddentes464583]

Thanks again, I appreciate the lesson!

If I could bother you a bit more,
_3drotate didn't work, but the rotate3d did!
How do I get my meny fixed. I would really like my "Modify/3D Operations/3D Rotate" to work.

[jaberwok]

Thanks again, I appreciate the lesson!

If I could bother you a bit more,
_3drotate didn't work, but the rotate3d did!
How do I get my meny fixed. I would really like my "Modify/3D Operations/3D Rotate" to work.

Did you notice the period/point/stop at the front of ._3drotate?
This ensures that the original command definition is used.

[ddentes464583]

I did notice the point, and still 2d rotate behaviour.
For the sake of others reading this post, my windows search did not find acad.pgp, and in DOS I did not have the filefind command. What did work for me is "c:\>dir /s adac.pgp". note that you have to be in the root directory of your hard drive, othervise you may miss some locations. Use c:\asf\asdf\asf\>cd .." repeatedly to get there if you already are not upon entering the dos prompt. This found 2 instances, and I made my own macro associative of the way I've used to invoke the command.

Many Thanks to Jaberwok!

With your help not only I've fixed my problem, but also learned something very usefull about inner workings of ACAD.

[jaberwok]

I did notice the point, and still 2d rotate behaviour.
For the sake of others reading this post, my windows search did not find acad.pgp, and in DOS I did not have the filefind command. What did work for me is "c:\>dir /s adac.pgp". note that you have to be in the root directory of your hard drive, othervise you may miss some locations. Use c:\asf\asdf\asf\>cd .." repeatedly to get there if you already are not upon entering the dos prompt. This found 2 instances, and I made my own macro associative of the way I've used to invoke the command.

Many Thanks to Jaberwok!

With your help not only I've fixed my problem, but also learned something very usefull about inner workings of ACAD.

I'm glad you've fixed it (if you have) but you should note that FINDFILE is an AutoCAD function - not DOS.

[kane333]

Myself, I do more button pushing in Autocad (2010) than command entries. Even in ACAD 2010, the 3D Rotate acts in 2D fashion. The way I've found to get around this is to rotate your UCS around either the X or Y axis by 90 or 270 degrees first before attempting to rotate the object in a 3D fashion. Hope this helps.

[kane333]

On a side note, when I rotate my UCS around the X Axis at +90 degrees, a strange thing happens. The 3D gizmo that allows me to pick which axis I want to rotate the object around doesn't appear. If I rotate my UCS around the X Axis at +270 degrees, the 3D Gizmo appears. I've only tried those two numbers because it's easier to remember my bearings. There seems to be no problem rotating the UCS around the Y Axis at those vectors because the 3D Gizmo always appears. Again, I use ACAD 2010.