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Duplicate and 3D rotate the sprocket

Duplicate and 3D rotate the sprocket - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Duplicate and 3D rotate the sprocket

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- [Narrator] The belt is connected to the pedals over here with another sprocket. Fortunately, this sprocket has the same design as the one we've already made so we can simply copy this one over there. I'll type "CO" for copy and copy the teeth and the rotor elements of the sprocket. Enter. I'd like to pick that up here from the center point or Node Snap, right at the middle of the axle on the plan sketches. And then I'm going to come over here, navigate so I can see this and click right there on the Node Snap in the center of this sprocket to place it in position and press enter to end the copy command. Now, it looks like it's in the exact correct location however, I know on this bicycle, this sprocket is upside down. This dished element should go down in this case. And it's correct on the back of the bicycle but this one needs to be flipped. So we could potentially flip it using mirror but I think in this case I'll show you another method which is the 3D rotate command. And that's…

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