7.47. Arbitrary Rotation
| 7. The “Layer” Menu |

### 7.47. Arbitrary Rotation

The Arbitrary Rotation command rotates a layer by a specified angle. It is an alternate way of accessing the Rotate tool. See the section about that tool for more information.

#### 7.47.1. Activating the Command

- You can access this command from the image menubar through Layer → Transform → Arbitrary Rotation,

- or by using the keyboard shortcut Shift+R.

#### 7.47.2. Example

Figure 15.113. Applying “Rotate Arbitrary”

Before applying the command

The layer after it has been rotated 30° clockwise

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