Center of Rotation

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HaloCenter-ofRotation, page 1. Halo Tools: Center of Rotation

Every object has a center of rotation.
The center can be moved to any 
place on the screen. 

Click the green clock
to start the script.
HaloCenter-ofRotation, page 2. Open a halo for the bot's left arm and find the center-of-rotation handle, a small blue circle with red crosshairs inside. 

Hold down the Shift key and drag the red + to a new place.
HaloCenter-ofRotation, page 3. For objects that are not Sketches, rotate the blue 
Halo handle to 
see the
direction and 
center controls.
HaloCenter-ofRotation, page 4. + The red + marks the bot's new center of rotation.  The center of rotation can be far from the center of the drawing.
Click the green clock to try this script.

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Text of this guide (for searching): Halo Tools: Center of Rotation Every object has a center of rotation. The center can be moved to any place on the screen. Click the green clock to start the script. Open a halo for the bot's left arm and find the center-of-rotation handle, a small blue circle with red crosshairs inside. Hold down the Shift key and drag the red + to a new place. For objects that are not Sketches, rotate the blue Halo handle to see the direction and center controls. + The red + marks the bot's new center of rotation. The center of rotation can be far from the center of the drawing. Click the green clock to try this script.