# Rotate 3D

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The Rotate3D command rotates objects around a specified axis in 3-D space.

**Steps**

1. Select the objects.
2. Pick the start of the rotation axis.
3. Pick the end of the rotation axis.
4. Type the angle, or pick two reference points.

### Command-line options

**SurfaceNormal:** Select a surface and then a point on the surface. The rotation axis will be defined from the point on the surface and the normal to the surface at that location.

**UseLastAxis:** Uses the previously selected axis direction for the rotation.

**Copy:** Specifies whether or not the objects are copied. A plus sign ![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/icons/copyplus.png) appears at the cursor when copy mode is on.

The RememberCopyOptions command determines whether the selected option is used as the default.

**SubCrv:** Type subcrv to select part of a curve as input.

For more information, please refer to the [Rhino documentation](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/commands/rotate3d.htm#\(null\)).