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title: "Rotate"
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description: "This page documents the Rotate tool for hair guides in Cinema 4D. It rotates selected guides or guide points around a definable pivot — useful for …"
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# Rotate

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Rotate tool** for hair guides in **Cinema 4D**. It rotates selected guides or guide points around a definable pivot — useful for sweeping whole strands into a new direction while keeping their shape.

This tool rotates the selected elements around the axis defined in **Pivot**.