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This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series New in SolidWorks 2013<\/a><\/div>

As noted in a previous article, revision cloud is a new\u00a0annotation in SolidWorks 2013. \u00a0 \u00a0Well, here’s a little trick not mentioned in the What’s New that you can use on revision clouds once you’ve placed them on your drawing. \u00a0Highlight the revision cloud and goto Tools <\/em>pulldown>Sketch Tools>Rotate<\/em>. \u00a0The Rotate<\/em> tool will allow you to rotate your revision cloud annotation.<\/p>\n

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Rectangular revision cloud just minding its own business.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Gah! Someone has started the Rotate<\/em> tool and is rotating \u00a0the revision cloud.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Well, the cloud was successfully rotated and just left there to highlight the change at its new angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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