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<refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>QOROT</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>nged</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo class="source">BRL-CAD</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="manual">BRL-CAD User Commands</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv xml:id="name">
  <refname>qorot</refname>
  <refpurpose>Rotates an object through the specified <emphasis>angle</emphasis> (in degrees).
   </refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

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    <command>qorot</command>    
    
    <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable>x y z dx dy dz angle</replaceable></arg>
    
  </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsection xml:id="description"><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
  
  <para>Rotates an object through the specified <emphasis>angle</emphasis> (in degrees). This
	command requires that MGED already be in <emphasis>matrix edit</emphasis> mode. The edited object is
	rotated about the axis defined by the start point (<emphasis>x y z</emphasis>) and the direction vector 	(<emphasis>dx dy dz</emphasis>).
  </para>
</refsection>

<refsection xml:id="examples"><info><title>EXAMPLES</title></info>
  
  <para>The example shows the use of the <command>qorot</command> command to rotate a currently edited object through a specified angle and starting point and in a particular direction.
    
  </para>
         
  <example><info><title>Rotate a currently edited object.</title></info>
    
    <para>
      <prompt>mged&gt;</prompt><userinput>qorot 1 2 3 0 0 1 25</userinput>
    </para>
    <para>Rotates the currently edited object through 25° about the axis through the point (1, 2,
	3) and in the Z-direction.
    </para>
  </example>
 
</refsection>

<info><corpauthor>BRL-CAD Team</corpauthor></info>

<refsection xml:id="bug_reports"><info><title>BUG REPORTS</title></info>
  
  <para>
    Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic
    mail to &lt;devs@brlcad.org&gt;, or via the "cadbug.sh" script.
  </para>
</refsection>
</refentry>
