# Construction plane rotation bug

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/construction-plane-rotation-bug/11363>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 11, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/construction-plane-rotation-bug/11363 "2021-02-11T19:05:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/construction-plane-rotation-bug/11363/1 "2021-02-11T19:05:34Z")

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Cannot rotate construction plane independently of axis it was created on? I created a plane, offset from center, rotated it 22.5 deg on center axis. When I try to rotate it, it rotates on the plane I created it from instead of itself.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/construction-plane-rotation-bug/11363/2 "2021-02-11T19:09:04Z")

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/construction-plane-rotation-bug/11363/3 "2021-02-12T03:42:22Z")

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Grab the center dot of the rotation “gizmo” and move the target reference around a little.  
You’ll notice that it will change the plane the arrows point in reference to how you want to move it, depending on what the gizmo is targeting (surface, edge, sketch) if that makes sense.

I used to pull my hair out until I learned that little trick. Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/construction-plane-rotation-bug/11363/4 "2021-02-13T02:52:03Z")

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That is a great workaround. Thanks. Shift the center dot away and back. I still think it’s a bug though. 🙃