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It should not take hours to figure out how to rotate text 45 degrees :(

DG202504226528
DG202504226528 10 months ago

Even chatgtp can't figure it out.  I can't even do it in the legacy tool.  Why is everything stuck at 90???? Another super simple thing that would be solved in two seconds in any other tool.

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  • DG202504226528
    DG202504226528 10 months ago in reply to DG202504226528 +2
    from chat Yep, that’s exactly the “old Allegro way” of getting around Cadence’s 90° lock: Open in the Legacy (Allegro-based) editor , not Presto. Use the General Edit filter to make sure…
  • DG202504226528
    DG202504226528 10 months ago +1
    So for anyone that can't rotate at anything else than 90... close Presto, open legacy tool, click general edit, click text in the filter, click on said text, right click for move, right click option, click…
  • JuanCR
    JuanCR 3 months ago in reply to DG202504226528 +1 verified
    Hi DG202504226528 You can find the option in the Properties Panel under the "Location" section:
  • Zhifeng Jin
    0 Zhifeng Jin 1 month ago in reply to JuanCR

    Hello JuanCR, I’m wondering how you managed to upload images without any issues.Thinking

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