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Transforming shapes
Specifying rotation axes

  • A rotation axis defines a pole to rotate around
  • Like the Earth's North-South pole
  • Typical rotations are about the X, Y, or Z axes:
    Rotate about Axis

    X-Axis 1.0 0.0 0.0
    Y-Axis 0.0 1.0 0.0
    Z-Axis 0.0 0.0 1.0