Rotate Tool protractor not snapping to any other plane other than working plane

[HewnSmith]

Hi all,

 

Having a very frustrating time trying to rotate a 3D object off the working plane. When I watch the video on the tool from the Help site, the protractor icon automatically flips to match whatever face the cursor is hovering over, but it won't flip to match faces in my VW. I've tried looking for snapping options that might be disabled, but I found nothing. I even reset snapping just to be sure, the problem persists. I've tried restarting VW, the computer, a new document, modifier keys, but nothing changes.

[markdd]

Make sure you have Automatic Plane enabled.

 

[HewnSmith]

Hi Mark,

 

Thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately I don't have that option, there's no "Automatic" setting I can see (The second screenshot is the Options dialog).

[markdd]

When you activate the rotate tool in a 3D view, this option will be available from the view bar at the top of the workspace.

[Josh Loy]

@HewnSmith Please verify that "Snap to Working Plane" is disabled.  If that's not a factor could you attach a VWX file or short video so we can reproduce the problem?

 

[HewnSmith]

19 hours ago, markdd said:

When you activate the rotate tool in a 3D view, this option will be available from the view bar at the top of the workspace.

I restarted VW, and now the option is available, and you're absolutely right, it works great. Thanks for all your help, really appreciate it.

[HewnSmith]

3 hours ago, Josh Loy said:

@HewnSmith Please verify that "Snap to Working Plane" is disabled.  If that's not a factor could you attach a VWX file or short video so we can reproduce the problem?

 

It was, but markdd solved the problem for me. Thanks anyway.