Adobe illustrator 10 Manuale Utente

2 Select the transform tool you want to use (such as rotate or scale), and click the 
artboard to set the new point. 

Object scaled from center (left) and from new point of origin (right)

Rotating an object turns it around a fixed point that you designate. The default point of 
origin is the object’s center point. Copying while rotating is a useful way to create radially 
symmetrical objects, such as the petals of a flower.

1 With the selection tool, select the object or objects to rotate. 

2 Move the pointer near a corner handle so that the pointer changes to  .

3 Drag the handle. 

1 With the selection tool  , select the object or objects to rotate. 

2 Select the free transform tool  . 

3 Position the pointer anywhere outside the bounding box. The pointer changes to  . 

4 Drag until the selection is at the desired angle of rotation.

1 With the selection tool, select the object or objects to rotate. 

2 Select the rotate tool  . 

3 Do any of the following:

Drag to rotate around the object’s center point.

Click once to set the point of origin around which you want the object to rotate. Then 

move the pointer away from the point of origin and drag in a circular motion. Shift-drag 
to constrain the tool to multiples of 45 degrees. 

To rotate a copy of the object instead of the object itself, hold down Alt (Windows) or 

Option (Mac OS) after you start to drag. 

For finer control, drag farther from the object’s point of origin. 

1 With the selection tool, select the object or objects to rotate.

2 Do one of the following:

To use the default point of origin, choose Object > Transform > Rotate, or double-click 

the rotate tool.