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Is there a fix for rotating components yet?

Quite Frankly, I'm disgusted at this whole debacle. As a developer, I would put this on the priority list. At the very least, allow users to downgrade to v1.30.

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0 e14softwareuk over 8 years ago

You may not be aware but it is possible to 'downgrade' and run v1.3 alongside v1.4, just email our support desk for details. However that isn't really necessary, a fix will most likely be in the next hotfix release (no official date announced yet) but in the meantime just rotate in the opposite direction (SHIFT SPACE) which does work correctly and much easier than switching versions.
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0 johnmosborneuk over 8 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

Is <Shift>+<Space> a shortcut that needs to be defined or enabled? pressing <Shift>+<Space> on my machine does nothing at all.
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0 e14softwareuk over 8 years ago in reply to johnmosborneuk

With reference to the earlier thread on this subject https://www.element14.com/community/thread/60122/l/rotate-component-in-14-is-terrible-help when moving a part (or having it selected) the SPACEBAR shortcut will rotate the item, using SHIFT SPACEBAR rotates the opposite direction. This is a standard shortcut and you don't need to do anything to enable it.
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0 e14softwareuk over 8 years ago in reply to johnmosborneuk

With reference to the earlier thread on this subject https://www.element14.com/community/thread/60122/l/rotate-component-in-14-is-terrible-help when moving a part (or having it selected) the SPACEBAR shortcut will rotate the item, using SHIFT SPACEBAR rotates the opposite direction. This is a standard shortcut and you don't need to do anything to enable it.
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0 johnmosborneuk over 8 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

It looks like that might be another bug then, <SHIFT>+<SPACE> works in Schematic editor but not in PCB Editor.
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0 e14softwareuk over 8 years ago in reply to johnmosborneuk

How are you trying to use in the PCB editor, it seems to be working fine and will rotate 90 degrees at a time.
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0 johnmosborneuk over 8 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

In the PCB editor, If I left click to highlight a component then tap SPACE, the part goes outside the working area. If I hold SHIFT and tap SPACE, nothing happens
If I hold the left mouse button on a component and tap SPACE, the part goes outside the working area. However if I hold SHIFT and tap SPACE while holding down the left mouse button, the part rotates clockwise.

Have I just been using it wrong and need to hold the mouse button down?
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0 e14softwareuk over 8 years ago in reply to johnmosborneuk

In the PCB editor try using Tools > Move > Component. Left clicking a component will place it on the cursor, you can then rotate using SPACE or SHIFT+SPACE or TAB and enter an exact angle.
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