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Rotate

There are two rotate tools for users to rotate the selected features. One is "Rotate Features" on "Edit" toolbar; the other is "Rotate" in "Start Editing" menu. For the first tool, in editing environment, users can click "Select Features" tool and select the feature. Then, click "Rotate Features" tool and the mouse cursor will become the rotate legend. Click the selected feature and drag the mouse cursor to rotate it to the desired orientation.

Also you can use "Rotate" function in "Start Editing" menu to rotate the feature. In editing environment, click "Select Features" tool and select the feature you would like to rotate. Then, click "Rotate" in "Start Editing" menu, and "Rotate Features" window appears in which you need to set the angle and the axis. There are two options for axis, "By Feature Extent" and "By Total Extent" between which the difference only occurs while you select more than two features to rotate simultaneously. Choosing "By Feature Extent" means to rotate the features on the axis of each feature; however, choosing "By Total Extent" means to rotate the features on the axis of the entire extent. Take the graphs for example:

To rotate the features with 45 degrees by feature extent:

To rotate the features with 45 degrees by total extent:

NOTE: While "Rotate Features" tool is being used, the lower-left corner of the window will display the angle you are rotating.