# Rotate imported objects according to an alignment

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615>\
**Category:** Civil 3D\
**Created:** [November 5, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615 "2024-11-05T11:02:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![FKNZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@FKNZ](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/FKNZ)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615/22 "2025-03-04T13:23:30Z")

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Hi  
It´s funny this almost works actually!  
The marker boards are perpendicular to the alignment.  
The only thing is that the circle (pipe) turns side!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/0/7/079678f18e323eac2437e2e2efe7cb1d816cb6c9.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/0/3/031f18959b71dd38688c5534e6faea05841d18cc.png)

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**Author:** ![patrick.ericson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/patrick.ericson/32/121411_2.png) [@patrick.ericson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/patrick.ericson)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615/23 "2025-03-05T06:28:17Z")

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I assume that for the object on left or right side you might want the object to be seen from opposite direction?  
Create a filter to filter out all offset with a value less than 0 and then add substract 180 degrees from that rotation angle

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**Author:** ![patrick.ericson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/patrick.ericson/32/121411_2.png) [@patrick.ericson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/patrick.ericson)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615/24 "2025-03-05T08:45:38Z")

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Like this

 ![bearing_2025-03-05_07-40-37](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/c/dc3e0edafd77e15498b7e1af231fa63723321d79.png)

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**Author:** ![FKNZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@FKNZ](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/FKNZ)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615/25 "2025-03-10T14:30:05Z")

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Hi Patrick  
Thanks for this, I appreciate your answer, but I´m not able to search for “AlignmentExtensions.GetBearingByPoint” and “Document.BlockByName”? I Use Civil 3D 2025 for Dynamo. Or is it possible for you to share the file?

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**Author:** ![patrick.ericson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/patrick.ericson/32/121411_2.png) [@patrick.ericson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/patrick.ericson)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615/26 "2025-03-10T16:05:30Z")

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Hi @FKNZ  
Oh, I see.  
I need to have a look in to 2025 then

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**Author:** ![FKNZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@FKNZ](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/FKNZ)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rotate-imported-objects-according-to-an-alignment/105615/27 "2025-03-11T09:14:15Z")

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Hi @patrick.ericson  
So how do I connect this replaced bearing part with the rest?  
And by the way, what is the replacement for “Document.BlockByName”?

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