Rotating network objects

You can rotate an individual, independent network object or select and rotate several network objects.

Rotating individual network object

You can rotate an individual network object of the following network object types: Elevators, Fire Events, Areas, Obstacles, Ramps, Links, Stairs, Nodes, Background Images, Static 3D Models, 3D Traffic Signals and Sections. A connector can be rotated only if its beginning and end touch two lines again, otherwise the rotated connector will be deleted.

1.  Click the network object type of the network object on the network object sidebar.

2.  Hold down the Alt key, click the desired network object and keep the mouse button pressed.

3.  Drag the mouse pointer in circles to the desired direction.

4.  To align the network object, reduce the rotation speed by moving the mouse pointer straight away from the network object.

5.  Release the keys.

Rotating several network objects

You can rotate several independent network objects with the network object types Elevators, Fire Events, Links, Connectors, Areas, Obstacles, Ramps, Stairs, Nodes, Static 3D Models, 3D Traffic Signals and Sections. These may also be network objects with different network object types.

1.  Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the desired individual network objects.

The network objects are selected.

Tip: Alternatively you can also hold down the left mouse button and draw a frame over the desired network objects.

2.  Point the mouse pointer to one of the network objects.

3.  Hold down the Alt key, click the desired network object and keep the mouse button pressed.

4.  Drag the mouse pointer in circles to the desired direction.

5.  To align the network object, reduce the rotation speed by moving the mouse pointer straight away from the network object.

6.  Release the keys.

Hotkeys for rotating network objects

You can use the following hotkeys for rotation:

Hotkeys	Description
Ctrl+Alt	Duplicate and rotate selected network objects.
Ctrl+Shift	Duplicate selected network objects and position at intervals of 22.5°.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift	Duplicate selected network objects and rotate at intervals of 22.5°.