How do you make the spin tool operate in a different plane?

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It defaults to the XY plane but I need to use it in the XZ plane.

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You can adjust the plane with the dialogue that pops up while spinning (you can change on the fly as long as the dialogue does not close), but I find it easier to set the view to the desired plane and use the 3d cursor as pivot.

Here I set the view to the side (numpad 3) and used the cursor as pivot. It has spun as I wanted, note that in the dialogue the axis says X 1 in the axis section if you set Y to 1 as well it will also spin on the y axis.

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I did this also but it always spins around the Z axis when I use the gizmo.

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Right I had the gizmos turned off (I am not keen on them), at the top left of the screen you can change the axis of the gizmo.

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( yea, options all over the place for a change! )

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