Frequent Question: What Is the Rotate Tool in Illustrator?
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The Adobe Illustrator CS3 tool called Rotate can be used to make the popular sunburst effect. The Rotate tool mathematically spaces and rotates the shape so there is no guesswork. The Rotate tool is located in the Adobe Tool box and looks like an arrow made into a circle. Create a triangle shape for the sun rays.

Where is the rotate tool in Illustrator?

To rotate around the center point, choose Object > Transform > Rotate, or double-click the Rotate tool.

What is rotation tool?

The Rotate tool can rotate objects in the drawing. Double-clicking the tool when an object is selected opens the Rotate Object dialog box as described in Custom Rotation. The Rotate tool can rotate, or rotate and duplicate the selected objects about an axis, or align the objects relative to another object.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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