# ROTATE Command
[GstarCAD 2027](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Commands/(Commands).md) → [R](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/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.
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**Related References：**
- [Commands about Moving and Rotating Objects (GstarCAD 2026)](../../../2026/Commands/00%20Command%20Groups/Commands%20about%20Moving%20and%20Rotating%20Objects.md)
**Related Concepts：**
- [About Rotating Objects (GstarCAD 2026)](../../../2026/Commands/02%20Concepts/About%20Rotating%20Objects.md)
**Related Tasks：**
- [To Rotate an Object (GstarCAD 2026)](../../../2026/Commands/01%20Procedures/To%20Rotate%20an%20Object.md)
- [To Rotate 3D Objects (GstarCAD 2026)](../../../2026/Commands/01%20Procedures/To%20Rotate%203D%20Objects.md)
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