Generally speaking, N = 90 degrees, W = 180 degrees, S = 270 degrees, and E = 360 degrees. When using the ROTATE command, instead of entering 90, 180, etc, enter N, W, S, or E to correspond with the directions of a compass – North, West, South, East. Enter “N” at the command line to rotate an object 90-degrees. I was thumbing through some old notes the other day, and came across one such tip for rotating AutoCAD entities in increments of 90 degrees with a compass. For those of you not coming to Autodesk University this year, be sure to follow me on twitter ( for live updates throughout the conference.Īs much as I love the flagship features Autodesk adds to AutoCAD, my absolute favorite commands are the ones that make common tasks just a little easier. I look forward to seeing many of you there, and hope you will join me for my class “Excel-ing in AutoCAD: No Programming Required”. It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving will cap off the week, and we all know what comes after that – Autodesk University.
