Rotation

Introduction

Rotation can be used to rotate Gum components. Rotation is measured in degrees, where positive values rotate an object counterclockwise about its origin (X Origin and Y Origin).

Example

An object is rotated about its origin, which by default is its top-left corner:

Rotating an object using the Rotation variable

Objects can also be rotated visually by grabbing the rotation handle:

Rotation handles can rotate an object

Holding the SHIFT key snaps angles to 15 degree increments.

SHIFT rotate snaps to 15 degree increments

X Origin and Y Origin

The X Origin and Y Origin properties define the point of rotation for an object. The following animation shows how changing origin values can affect rotation.

Objects rotate about their origin.