File: Part_Document_Scripts/Rotate_Angle_Keep_History.py
Version: 1.0
Document Type: Part (also works with Part inside Product or Process)

Rotates selected hybrid shapes by a user-defined angle around a chosen axis, preserving the original names of all shapes. The result is a live parametric feature — the source shape is kept as an input and the axis or angle can be edited after creation.

1. Open a CATPart document with hybrid shapes and a line or axis to rotate around
2. Run the script
3. Selection 1: Select the hybrid shapes to rotate — click OK when done
4. Selection 2: Select the rotation axis (any line or axis)
5. A dialog appears — enter the angle in degrees and click OK
6. Rotated shapes are created in the current in-work geometric set with the same names as the source shapes

• Rotated shapes are added to the current in-work geometric set
• If the in-work object is not a geometric set, a new geometric set named Rotate_Angle_Keep_History is created
• All results are live parametric features — they retain a link to the source geometry and can be edited

• Enter a positive angle to rotate counter-clockwise, negative to rotate clockwise (following the right-hand rule around the selected axis)
• The script supports Points (type 1), Curves (type 2), Lines (type 3), Circles (type 4), and Surfaces (type 5)
• Source shapes are not deleted or modified
• Use this script when you need to keep the parametric history; use Rotate Angle Keep Name when you want isolated datums instead
• For rotating all shapes in a geometric set at once use Rotate Angle Keep History And Structure
• For rotation defined by three points rather than an angle use Rotate Three Points Keep History