rotateline - PLAXIS 3D Input commands documentation

rotateline rotl

Rotates objects around a line.
Rotates one or more objects around a specified line.
rotateline (Line_1 Line_2) (4 5 6) (7 8 9) 45 Rotates Line_1 and Line_2 around an imaginary line between coordinates (4, 5, 6) respectively (7, 8, 9) with an angle of 45 degrees.
<{1,...}: <Point'|Line'|Polycurve'|Tunnel'|StructuralSurface'|Volume'>>' <Point'|<Coords: Number' Number' Number'>'> <Point'|<Coords: Number' Number' Number'>'> Number'(°)
{1,...} 1 Sequence of one or more geometric objects
Point Point object reference Name of the point that should be rotated
Line Line object reference Line around which the objects should be rotated
Polycurve Polycurve object reference Name of the polycurve that should be rotated
Tunnel Tunnel object reference Name of the tunnel that should be rotated
StructuralSurface Surface object reference Name of the surface that should be rotated
Volume Volume object reference Name of the volume that should be rotated
Point Point object reference Starting point of the line around which should be rotated
Coords Coordinates
Number x x-coordinate
Number y y-coordinate
Number z z-coordinate
Point Point object reference Ending point of the line around which should be rotated
Coords Coordinates
Number x x-coordinate
Number y y-coordinate
Number z z-coordinate
Number Angle Degrees of rotation
Mode Target
Geometry Global
None
Creates a line from two points and rotates one or more objects around a specified line.
rotateline (Point_1 Points[-2]) Line_1 45 Rotates Point_1 and the penultimate point from the list of points around Line_1 with an angle of 45 degrees.
<{1,...}: <Point'|Line'|Polycurve'|Tunnel'|StructuralSurface'|Volume'>>' Line' Number'(°)
{1,...} 1 Sequence of one or more geometric objects
Point Point object reference Name of the point that should be rotated
Line Line object reference Name of the line that should be rotated
Polycurve Polycurve object reference Name of the polycurve that should be rotated
Tunnel Tunnel object reference Name of the tunnel that should be rotated
StructuralSurface Surface object reference Name of the surface that should be rotated
Volume Volume object reference Name of the volume that should be rotated
Line Line object reference Line around which the objects should be rotated
Number Angle Degrees of rotation
Mode Target
Geometry Global
None