# Can not rotate face

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 20, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673 "2023-01-20T16:04:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/1 "2023-01-20T16:04:46Z")

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I can not rotate this face 45° as I did with the lower part and I dunno why.  
I pulled up the first part of the block sketched a rectangle on top to be able to separate at specific height and then pulled up more. I can not rotate that marked face and I dont understand why.

 ![Ohne Titel](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/e/3e79a1709eb78c20c7dacd8aedfc245ab271c607.jpeg)

and rotating it looks like this. The face gets demarked and nothing happens rotating.

 ![Ohne Titel2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/1/912148b5adc237a09209ce1aa3afde74588148b8.jpeg)

What am I doing wrong please?

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/2 "2023-01-20T16:15:29Z")

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It looks like you’re trying to rotate a sketch. Hide the sketch then select the face to rotate.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/3 "2023-01-20T16:45:31Z")

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Thanks Mike, you are right but if I hide the sketch I can not select that face part. I though part of face selection happens by sketch? I would like to set a part of that face to 45°. To drill a hole I would sketch a circle and then intrude for example.

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**Author:** ![Zecnarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Zecnarf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zecnarf)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/4 "2023-01-20T16:47:31Z")

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Draw a line, and not a closed sketch……go from the line

Draw the line then tap it then tap the face then put 45 then click check

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/5 "2023-01-20T16:55:28Z")

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Wont work either. I deleted all sketch planes and just drew a line on the face. It looks like this rotating the upper face around that line.

 ![Ohne Titel3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/6/e6d27abdb5bcc549c6709ac5df1cd11d6bfd7ec9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/6 "2023-01-20T16:57:16Z")

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But yeah the sketch plane is rotated but why cant I select the face?

 ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/5/d52db597c0e7ff3f8c248bc66b54faeefc46b28f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/7 "2023-01-20T16:59:30Z")

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Isn’t this clearly a face selection?

 ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/4/b44c927896c1996525c262f52d189d29ba14b842.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/8 "2023-01-20T17:00:09Z")

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Do it this way. Extrude the upper part by a ‘known’ amount. Rotate the face the offset the newly angled face by that ‘known’ amount.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/1/41aeb93b6f795c7b6d4e145c48198bc9d6d49cf6.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/1/41aeb93b6f795c7b6d4e145c48198bc9d6d49cf6.mov)

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/9 "2023-01-20T17:01:29Z")

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OK just wanted to write that extruding works. Is this a bug? That workaround will work fine Mike. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/10 "2023-01-20T17:02:39Z")

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No bug, not a workaround. You cannot select part of a face.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/11 "2023-01-20T17:16:04Z")

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Drilling a circle is also part of face no? Extrude works but move not, with part of face? Extruded same part of face, move works again? Looks like a bug to me. Problem remains pushing the part back wont be exact as direct rotation would be. I can not push it back flush to zero. I move the piece forward 2mm its not pushing it back 2mm. Same with intrusion as moving. At least it should snap into place if this is the way to perform.

 ![3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/0/e085281837d54edac537edf8a7e5a4964b913774.jpeg)

Sure could delete but that’s not precise either.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/12 "2023-01-20T17:59:35Z")

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Sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about. Don’t mix faces with sketches. You can sketch on a face, like a circle. Then you can extrude that circle, when selected, outward or inward.

My example works. In this example I moved the new face out 0.1", did the rotate and moved it back 0.1". There is no snapping.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/5/d5441e5709bf75e2300d171440350044edb1e4b8.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/5/d5441e5709bf75e2300d171440350044edb1e4b8.mov)

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/13 "2023-01-20T18:04:24Z")

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As that face is part of a solid object, so you cannot select and rotate it on its own.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/14 "2023-01-20T18:16:54Z")

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Thanks Mike taking time to show me. Will retry as I got different numbers moving it back and could not.

Stephan what I don’t get is it works on a solid object if the hole face is chosen but not if it’s a part. Would interest me what the Programmers say to this.

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**Author:** ![Zecnarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Zecnarf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zecnarf)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/15 "2023-01-20T18:50:45Z")

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> **[New video](https://photos.app.goo.gl/paozTu1gbY5SCtF47)**

OK

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**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/16 "2023-01-20T19:11:20Z")

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I may be misunderstanding your request.  
This is what happens when we try to rotate a face that is part of an object, ie an original object that a face has not been extruded as a new body.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/c/bcb4e318267884992c13c7293e5343589e424163.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/c/bcb4e318267884992c13c7293e5343589e424163.MOV)

Near the end of the clip, I selected the whole body and rotated it.  
If I’ve misunderstood your question then I apologize in advance.

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**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/18 "2023-01-20T19:53:03Z")

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This is my problem. Second marked face should work as full face. I clearly marked a face not a sketch.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/19 "2023-01-20T20:13:24Z")

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All you’ve done there is made a sketch and rotate it. You never made or extruded a new face to rotate.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/20 "2023-01-20T20:23:23Z")

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I get it still strange extrude and other commands see that marked part as face and move/rotate does not but as sketch. I think move/rotate should handle that part as it does a full face. For moving a sketch you should mark the sketch lines not a surface. At least that came by personal intuition. You can move/rotate while in sketch mode you know at least on Mac.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_the-Rathje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Matt\_the-Rathje](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matt_the-Rathje)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-not-rotate-face/23673/21 "2023-01-20T20:25:45Z")

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You marked a sketch…  
You may do two things in order to rotate the face over the sketch-line:

- Rotate the sketch as you sketched it first, do the same again to rotate the face…
- Avoid touching the edges of the body with your sketch-line… by that you do not create any sketch areas that can be rotated, so the face-rotation will work at first glance!  

  
Hope that solves your issue.  
Cheers Matt

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