# ROTATE Command
[GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Commands/(Commands).md) → [R](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Commands/R/(R).md)
## Function Description:
This command is used to rotate a selected object around a specified base point.
## Command Access:
> **Icon:**
> 
> **Menu:** Modify \> Rotate
> **Ribbon:** Home \> Modify \> Rotate
> **Toolbar:** Modify \> Rotate
> **Command:** ROTATE
> **Alias:** RO
> **Shortcut:** Select an object and right-click, and then click
> Rotate
## Command Prompts:
Select object:
Specify the base point:
Specify rotation angle or \[Copy/Multiple/Reference\] \<0\>:
## **Rotation angle**
Specifies the rotation angle. The rotation axis passes through the specified base point and is parallel to
the Z axis of the current UCS.
## **Copy**
Creates a copy of the selected objects.
## **Reference**
Specifies a reference angle, the selected object is rotated to a new absolute angle referencing to the specified reference angle.
Rotating selected objects, the borders of the viewport is parallel to the edges of
the drawing area.