Quick Rotate

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🌀 Quick Rotate — Fast, Precise Object Rotation with Live Preview

Quick Rotate is a lightweight yet powerful Blender add-on that lets you rotate objects instantly with full control over axis, angle, and orientation — all from a popup menu with a live, semi-transparent ghost preview.

Perfect for modelers, kitbashers, and anyone who needs quick, repeatable rotations without fiddling with transform gizmos.

✅ Features

• 🔁 Rotate the active object via popup menu
• 🎯 Choose between X, Y, or Z axis
• 🌐 Toggle between Local or Global orientation
• 🎛 Input custom rotation angles (e.g. 30°, 90°, 123.45°)
• 🧼 Reset Rotation button built-in
• 👁 Live transparent ghost preview before applying
• 💻 Launch using a customizable hotkey (default: Shift + W)
• 🧩 Undo-safe and non-destructive

📦 Installation

1. In Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
2. Click Install... and select the quick_rotate.zip file.
3. Enable the checkbox for Quick Rotate.
4. (Optional) Open Preferences > Add-ons > Quick Rotate to customize the hotkey and modifiers (Ctrl/Alt).

🚀 How to Use

1. Select any object in Object Mode.
2. Press the hotkey (default Shift + W) to open the popup.
3. In the popup:
   • Choose the axis (X, Y, or Z)
   • Enter a rotation angle (e.g. 45, -90)
   • Toggle Local Axes on/off
   • Press Reset Rotation to zero it out (if needed)
4. A live blue transparent preview appears in the viewport.
5. Press OK to apply the rotation — or press Esc to cancel.

🔄 Hotkey Customization

You can change the hotkey to anything you prefer:

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
2. Find Quick Rotate, and expand its panel.
3. Change:
   • The main letter key (default: W)
   • Toggle Ctrl or Alt modifiers
4. Save your preferences for future sessions.

💡 Notes

• Only affects the active object (multi-object support may come later).
• The transparent preview uses a fixed light-blue color and does not affect your real object until confirmed.
• Works great in Solid and Material Preview modes.a

Quick Rotate lets you rotate any object fast with a popup menu, live ghost preview, and full control over axis, angle, and orientation. Choose X/Y/Z, input custom angles, toggle local/global rotation, and see a transparent preview before confirming. Includes reset rotation button and customizable hotkey (Shift+W by default). Clean, simple, undo-safe — ideal for fast modeling and kitbashing workflows.

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