Flipping and Rotating Views

Items in the Flip/Rotate panel allow you to flip views horizontally or vertically. You can also rotate views 90-degrees clockwise and counter-clockwise or by a specified amount.

Flip/Rotate panel

Flip/Rotate panel

You can also flip and rotate views with the views pop-up menu (see 2D View Pop-Up Menu and 3D View Pop-Up Menu).

Select the required view and then do one of the following:

  • Click the Flip Horizontal button to flip the selected view horizontally. You can also right-click inside a view and then choose Flip/Rotate > Flip Horizontal.
  • Click the Flip Vertical button to flip the view vertically. You can also right-click inside a view and then choose Flip/Rotate > Flip Vertical.

Select the required view and then do one of the following:

  • Click the Rotate 90° button to rotate the display 90 degrees clockwise. You can also right-click inside a display and then choose Flip/Rotate > Rotate 90° CW.
  • Click the Rotate -90° button to rotate the display 90 degrees counter-clockwise. You can also right-click inside a display and then choose Flip/Rotate > Rotate 90° CCW.

Do the following to rotate a view by a specific amount:

  • Enter the number of degrees required in the Rotate edit box.
  • Select the view you need to rotate and then click the Rotate Clockwise button or the Rotate Counter-Clockwise button.

A number of configured actions and keyboard shortcuts are available for using the Flip and Rotate tools. The default settings for these actions are listed in the following table.

Default configured actions for the Flip and Rotate tools

Action

Key

Mouse

Flip

Flip horizontal

 

 

Flip vertical

 

 

Rotate

Rotate 90° counter-clockwise

 

 

Rotate 90° clockwise

 

 
See Configurable Actions for information about mapping shortcuts and mouse actions to the Flip and Rotate tools.