# Component won't rotate

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292>\
**Category:** SketchUp Free\
**Created:** [January 10, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292 "2018-01-10T16:59:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike06405](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Mike06405](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Mike06405)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292/1 "2018-01-10T16:59:27Z")

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I created a component but cannot rotate it.

I bring in the component, position the protractor on the end point set an angle, but the component does not rotate. It works on components from the library, but not on mine.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292/2 "2018-01-10T17:00:29Z")

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How about sharing your component so we can see what you’ve got and give you an answer without having to guess?

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**Author:** ![mics\_54](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mics_54/32/42120_2.png) [@mics\_54](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mics_54)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292/3 "2018-01-10T17:06:58Z")

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hmm I thought the protractor was to establish a guide at a specific angle. The rotate/move tool is used to rotate objects.

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**Author:** ![TIG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tig/32/198_2.png) [@TIG](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TIG)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292/4 "2018-01-10T17:59:45Z")

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Did you create the component in a geo-located model ?  
This can cause issues…

Or, is the component a DC ?  
If so is its rotation frozen in its coded parameters ?

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**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292/5 "2018-01-11T02:25:41Z")

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> [@Mike06405](#):
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> position the protractor on the end point set an angle

Do you mean the Protractor Tool, or the protractor of the Rotate tool (press shortcut **q** to start it)?

As @mics_54 says above, the Protractor tool only draws a guideline and doesn’t rotate anything.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-wont-rotate/59292/6 "2018-04-12T18:25:45Z")

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Closed on April 12, 2018, 6:25pm UTC

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