# \#rotate

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## [Wish: Absolute Gumball Rotation Coordinates in BoxEdit](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-absolute-gumball-rotation-coordinates-in-boxedit/223480)

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**Author:** [@badileanu](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/badileanu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-absolute-gumball-rotation-coordinates-in-boxedit/223480 "2026-10-11T19:18:08Z")

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Currently, BoxEdit provides numerical controls for Position and Rotation, but while Position uses absolute coordinates, Rotation applies relative transformations. I’d like to suggest adding an Absolute rotation mode, us…

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## [How to smoothly rotate a sweep/multiple points around a set point?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-smoothly-rotate-a-sweep-multiple-points-around-a-set-point/208899)

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**Author:** [@Asher\_Maxwell\_Studen](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Asher_Maxwell_Studen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-smoothly-rotate-a-sweep-multiple-points-around-a-set-point/208899 "2025-08-29T23:39:00Z")

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I have created a track by constructing points to form a polyline, and then sweeping around a curve that I selected in Rhino. I have done this for 2 rails (created a curve and an offset curve and used sweep 2 for both). N…

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## [Curve Series and Flow Along Surface](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/curve-series-and-flow-along-surface/196829)

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**Author:** [@rhino35](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/rhino35)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/curve-series-and-flow-along-surface/196829 "2024-12-20T06:45:30Z")

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Hello, I have a surface to which I want to add tiles. In the file, the surface is also in ‘CreateUVCrv’ so I can add the tile series on top and later use ‘flow along surface’ to apply them to the ‘dome’ in the file. I sa…

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## [Way to snap to non grid point when using shear/rotate](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/way-to-snap-to-non-grid-point-when-using-shear-rotate/182291)

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**Author:** [@Jure\_Bebić](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Jure_Bebi%C4%87)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/way-to-snap-to-non-grid-point-when-using-shear-rotate/182291 "2024-05-17T14:59:46Z")

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Clip of the question attached. Gumball is not the answer since I need this for a polyline.

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## [Rotate triangular mesh edge question](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-triangular-mesh-edge-question/175798)

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**Author:** [@dasiv](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dasiv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-triangular-mesh-edge-question/175798 "2024-02-15T22:20:29Z")

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I feel like this is a basic question, but I have had no luck finding if there is a command that does this operation, but that may be my lack of proper vernacular. Is there a way to rotate an internal mesh edge such that…

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## [Rotate camera in planar view (top, front, right) rhino 8](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-camera-in-planar-view-top-front-right-rhino-8/173844)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Thornton](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Matt_Thornton)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-camera-in-planar-view-top-front-right-rhino-8/173844 "2024-01-25T05:23:20Z")

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In rhino 7 I am able to hold Ctrl + Shift and use my arrow keys to rotate my planar views. I assume this is rotation of the camera but this is the only way i know how to do this in rhino 7. now in rhino 8 I can not find…

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## [Rotate in sexagesimal degrees instead of decimal](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-in-sexagesimal-degrees-instead-of-decimal/164048)

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**Author:** [@iubaldini](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/iubaldini)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-in-sexagesimal-degrees-instead-of-decimal/164048 "2023-10-30T14:12:43Z")

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There’s any way to input degrees in sexagesimal instead of decimals without converting them? I need to draw this plot and it has to be precise. So, how can I input minutes and seconds to rotate?

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## [Default Rotation Direction?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/default-rotation-direction/160849)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_McCarty](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Justin_McCarty)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/default-rotation-direction/160849 "2023-06-01T17:12:48Z")

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Simple question here. What is the default rotation direction (clockwise, counterclockwise) in grasshopper? I would consider it to have been clockwise before today, but am finding it is counterclockwise (multiple computer…

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## [Move and rotate object along the path](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/move-and-rotate-object-along-the-path/153390)

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**Author:** [@Naira\_Haniffadila](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Naira_Haniffadila)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/move-and-rotate-object-along-the-path/153390 "2023-02-28T12:47:27Z")

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I want to make kinetic facade with a movement like this: But I got stuck on making the object move and rotate at the same time, can someone help me? CEK\_1601.gh (17.3 KB)

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## [Rotate geometry](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-geometry/153758)

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**Author:** [@billi](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/billi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-geometry/153758 "2023-01-24T08:50:16Z")

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Good morning, I have a question : I want to rotate a geometry but to keep one of the point fixed. Here for example, I want to rotate the surface but to keep the blue points as they were, at the orange point. I only wa…

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## [Split Brep while Rotating](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/split-brep-while-rotating/145543)

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**Author:** [@Hedi\_Moalla](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Hedi_Moalla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/split-brep-while-rotating/145543 "2022-07-20T15:36:16Z")

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Hello everyone, I have two surfaces intersecting with the other two surfaces so I used the split Brep commanded to have the parts that I need and It has worked just fine. but when I begin to rotate those surfaces at a c…

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## [Rotate Points multiple times around respective axis](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-points-multiple-times-around-respective-axis/132874)

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**Author:** [@ChrisH2a](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ChrisH2a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-points-multiple-times-around-respective-axis/132874 "2022-07-14T08:17:07Z")

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Hi there, I am looking for support with rotating two type points that are defined with respect to a reference point. The number of reference points is parametrized. The reference point defines the axis for rotation. Fo…

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## [Change colour based on rotation angle](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/change-colour-based-on-rotation-angle/139775)

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**Author:** [@seraphin\_bouchard](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/seraphin_bouchard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/change-colour-based-on-rotation-angle/139775 "2022-03-21T16:21:16Z")

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The following script gives a colour to each panel depending on the height of the panels: Is there a way to do the same thing where the colour depends on the rotation angle of the panels instead? Gradient change with…

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## [Rotate geometry based on height](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-geometry-based-on-height/139764)

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**Author:** [@seraphin\_bouchard](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/seraphin_bouchard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-geometry-based-on-height/139764 "2022-03-21T13:15:30Z")

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I have a gird of hexagons that i wish to rotate depending on their Z position. Lets say the boundary of rotaion angle is 0 to 45 degrees, and the higher the panel is the more it will rotate. Panels with the lowest Z with…

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## [Rotation tips](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotation-tips/137980)

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**Author:** [@virginia](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/virginia)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotation-tips/137980 "2022-02-17T17:54:33Z")

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Hi you all, I would like to ask you to a tip about this kind of rotation. My mind - for those who know Autocad - would use an “align” instrument, which establishes in which kind of new position the geometry should …

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## [Several Issues With Rhino 7](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/several-issues-with-rhino-7/137706)

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**Author:** [@Olivia\_Sheldon](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Olivia_Sheldon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/several-issues-with-rhino-7/137706 "2022-02-10T07:30:58Z")

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Ever since I downloaded Rhino 7, working in Rhino has become full of obstacles. For starters, panning and zooming in Rhino, with my traditional method of doing so, will stop working either as soon as I open the file, wor…

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## [How to rotate and scale a rectangle pattern?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-rotate-and-scale-a-rectangle-pattern/131380)

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**Author:** [@Danili](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Danili)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-rotate-and-scale-a-rectangle-pattern/131380 "2022-01-12T19:15:25Z")

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Hello, I would like to scale a rectangles with a curve attractor and rotate these rectangles with its own center following another attractor point. I managed to do these independently but when I try to combine the defi…

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## [Remap angle rotation](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/remap-angle-rotation/120412)

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**Author:** [@paolo.gamba](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/paolo.gamba)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/remap-angle-rotation/120412 "2021-03-15T13:54:25Z")

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Hi, I am quite lost, I think in a glass of water… I have two curves with the same starting point and I would like to rotate both (in a plane, origin in the same starting point). I need to rotate the first curve 0° to …

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## [Rotate geometry to camera position](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-geometry-to-camera-position/120035)

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**Author:** [@s.wac](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/s.wac)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-geometry-to-camera-position/120035 "2021-03-10T04:18:35Z")

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Is it possible to rotate any geometry to camera? Like dot object behave. For eg. I want to set perspective view and rotate all stars to camera. Is there a way to read camera position in grasshopper?stars\_to\_camera.3dm (…

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## [Align by source and target points with option to scale (like Autocad)](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/align-by-source-and-target-points-with-option-to-scale-like-autocad/112111)

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**Author:** [@Intuos](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Intuos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/align-by-source-and-target-points-with-option-to-scale-like-autocad/112111 "2020-11-12T15:16:33Z")

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Is there a Rhino equivalent to Autocad’s align command? What the command does is it asks for source and target points and rotates an object to ‘align’ it to the target. In case the target point spacing is larger than the…

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## [Placing rotating panel on facade](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/placing-rotating-panel-on-facade/105545)

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**Author:** [@raashi1002](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/raashi1002)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/placing-rotating-panel-on-facade/105545 "2020-07-12T15:06:15Z")

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I have a rotating panel which I want to use as a facade on a surface I tried a lot of options but I am not able to get the best results, i want to run radiation analysis on the structure after fixing the panel. what i…

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## [Rotating panel interactive with sun position](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotating-panel-interactive-with-sun-position/105210)

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**Author:** [@raashibhavsar10](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/raashibhavsar10)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotating-panel-interactive-with-sun-position/105210 "2020-07-06T13:35:10Z")

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I am working on a project that Rotates the Vertical louvers according to the sun position, I have done this much so far but I am not able to rotate it in relation to sun position. it would be very helpful if you could …

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## [Rotate around axis with Bongo - Does not use local pivot coordinates](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-around-axis-with-bongo-does-not-use-local-pivot-coordinates/101440)

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**Author:** [@martin\_friedrich.eic](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/martin_friedrich.eic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-around-axis-with-bongo-does-not-use-local-pivot-coordinates/101440 "2020-05-04T20:37:37Z")

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I want to rotate an Element around an axis in Bongo. I changed the location of the pivot so that one of the coordinate axes lays directly on the rotational axis. When i now try to use the bongo rotate command, it still r…

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## [How to create a 3D rotating line](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-create-a-3d-rotating-line/98542)

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**Author:** [@merveozkanat](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/merveozkanat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-create-a-3d-rotating-line/98542 "2020-03-22T02:12:28Z")

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How can I create a line that can rotate in two ways; 360 degrees on a xy plane at the same time rotate between xy plane and a z axis. I was thinking the line will move itself like a cone but I don’t know how to start. …

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## [Rotate multiple curves in different degrees](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-multiple-curves-in-different-degrees/90783)

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**Author:** [@Ghoul](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Ghoul)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-multiple-curves-in-different-degrees/90783 "2019-10-23T19:12:54Z")

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Hi everyone! I want to be able to transform a straight line formed by straight segments into segments with a variable inclination as seen in the images. I am also interested that the inclinations are variable from the 9…

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## [Rotate text](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-text/89402)

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**Author:** [@zale\_orcid](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/zale_orcid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotate-text/89402 "2019-09-25T21:42:34Z")

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Anyway we can rotate a text object “upside down” (without exploding) ? when i try to do that (for section call outs, for example), I am unable to, as rhino flips it right side up… ? anyone? @pascal

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## [How do I randomly rotate boxes?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-do-i-randomly-rotate-boxes/86876)

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**Author:** [@rosanne\_sol\_9](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/rosanne_sol_9)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-do-i-randomly-rotate-boxes/86876 "2019-07-31T14:39:56Z")

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Hi, I am relatively new to Grasshopper. I would like to randomly rotate boxes, which are randomly generated on a flat surface. I’ve already come up with a definition where I randomly generated points and then added rotat…

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## [Rotating rectangles to align with vectors along curve](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotating-rectangles-to-align-with-vectors-along-curve/86490)

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**Author:** [@cubsfan685](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/cubsfan685)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rotating-rectangles-to-align-with-vectors-along-curve/86490 "2019-07-21T19:01:34Z")

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I divided a curve and moved a rectangle to each point and tried to rotate the rectangles so the align perpendicular to the curve. My problem is that some of the rotation angles need to be negative for the orientation to …

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## [Unfortunatelly (again) rotation questions](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unfortunatelly-again-rotation-questions/67935)

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**Author:** [@D-W](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/D-W)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unfortunatelly-again-rotation-questions/67935 "2018-07-31T23:24:52Z")

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Could someone elaborate on how to properly align object along ( or rotate to ) normal? I tried many ways but always i get unpredictable results objects are spinning around like crazy - it looks like Transform.Rotation ca…

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## [Script Rotate Rhino 6](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/script-rotate-rhino-6/54747)

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**Author:** [@jordy1989](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jordy1989)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/script-rotate-rhino-6/54747 "2018-03-01T18:05:03Z")

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Hi, In rhino 5 it was possible to give 3 locations: RhinoApp.RunScript("\_Rotate \_Copy=\_No w0,0,0 w0,1,0 @1,0,0", False) For example, but Rhino 6 does not accept any coordinates I give. Is this a bug or how can Rotate…

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