+.. _sketchAngularCopy:
+.. |rotate.icon| image:: images/rotate.png
Angular copy
============
-Angular copy operation creates one or multiple copies of the skecth entities by rotation relative to a specified center point.
+Angular copy operation creates one or multiple copies of the sketch entities by rotation relative to a specified center point.
-To create Angular copy in the active Sketch:
+To create an Angular copy in the active Sketch:
#. select in the Main Menu *Sketch - > Angular copy* item or
-#. click **Angular copy** button in Sketch toolbar:
-
-.. image:: images/rotate.png
- :align: center
-
-.. centered::
- **Angular copy** button
+#. click |rotate.icon| **Angular copy** button in Sketch toolbar:
Property panel:
.. centered::
Angular copy
+.. |full_angle| image:: images/angle_up_full_32x32.png
+.. |single_angle| image:: images/angle_up_32x32.png
+
Input fields:
-- **Segments** is the list of segments (lines, circles, arcs) selected in the view.
-- **Center of rotation** is the center point selected in the view.
+- **Segments** is the list of segments (lines, circles, arcs) selected in the view;
+- **Center of rotation** is the center point selected in the view;
- **Full angle/Single angle** option:
-
- .. image:: images/angle_up_full_32x32.png
- :align: left
- **Full angle**: angle step of rotation is equal to the defined angle divided by the number of copies (total number minus one).
-
- .. image:: images/angle_up_full_32x32.png
- :align: left
- **Single angle**: angle step of rotation is equal to the defined angle.
-
+ | |full_angle| **Full angle**: angle step of rotation is equal to the defined angle divided by the number of copies (total number minus one).
+ | |single_angle| **Single angle**: angle step of rotation is equal to the defined angle.
- **Angle** is the angle of rotation.
-- **Reversed** defines rotation direction. If checked - in clockwise direction, otherwise - in a counterclockwise direction.
+- **Reversed** defines rotation direction. If checked - in a clockwise direction, otherwise - in a counterclockwise direction.
- **Total number of objects** is the total number of objects including the original one.
-**TUI Command**: *Sketch_1.addRotation(Objects, CenterPoint, Angle, NumberOfObjects, FullValue, Reversed)*
+**TUI Command**:
+
+.. py:function:: Sketch_1.addRotation(Objects, CenterPoint, Angle, NumberOfObjects, FullValue, Reversed)
-**Arguments**: list of objects + center point + angle + number of objects + full value flag + reversed flag
+ :param list: A list of objects.
+ :param object: Center point.
+ :param real: Angle.
+ :param integer: Number of objects.
+ :param boolean: Full value flag.
+ :param boolean: Reversed flag.
+ :return: Result object.
Result
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Created Angular copy appears in the view.
-| The original and an angular copy objects are marked with the special sign.
+| The original and an angular copy objects are marked with a special sign.
| Copy objects are drawn with a thinner line.
.. image:: images/Rotation_res.png
:align: center
.. centered::
- Angular copy created
+ Created angular copy
-**See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_create_rotation` operation.
+**See Also** a sample TUI Script of :ref:`tui_create_rotation` operation.
