This example implements a simple tool for rotating graphics. Dim m_pRotateTracker As IRotateTracker Dim m_pSelElem As IElement Private Sub UIToolControl1_Select() Set m_pRotateTracker = New RotateTracker End Sub Private Function UIToolControl1_Deactivate() As Boolean If Not m_pRotateTracker Is Nothing Then Set m_pRotateTracker = Nothing End If Set m_pSelElem = Nothing UIToolControl1_Deactivate = True End Function Private Sub UIToolControl1_MouseDown(ByVal button As Long, ByVal shift As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) Dim pMxDoc As IMxDocument Dim pGraContSel As IGraphicsContainerSelect Dim pElemVert As IElementEditVertices Dim iSelCount As Integer 'Get the document's active Graphics Container Set pMxDoc = ThisDocument Set pGraContSel = pMxDoc.ActiveView.GraphicsContainer ' Check that there is at least one selected element iSelCount = pGraContSel.ElementSelectionCount If iSelCount = 1 Then Set m_pSelElem = pGraContSel.SelectedElement(0) Else Set m_pSelElem = pGraContSel.DominantElement End If If m_pSelElem Is Nothing Then Exit Sub End If '****** Set screen display of the tracker Dim pScreenDisplay As IScreenDisplay Set pScreenDisplay = pMxDoc.ActiveView.ScreenDisplay Set m_pRotateTracker.Display = pScreenDisplay '****** Set origin of the rotation, add geometry m_pRotateTracker.ClearGeometry Dim pGeom As IGeometry Set pGeom = GetElementGeometry(m_pSelElem, pScreenDisplay) m_pRotateTracker.Origin = pGeom.Envelope.LowerLeft m_pRotateTracker.AddGeometry pGeom If Not m_pRotateTracker Is Nothing Then m_pRotateTracker.OnMouseDown End If End Sub Private Sub UIToolControl1_MouseMove(ByVal button As Long, ByVal shift As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) If Not m_pRotateTracker Is Nothing Then Dim pPoint As IPoint Dim pMxDoc As IMxDocument Dim pScreenDisplay As IScreenDisplay Set pMxDoc = ThisDocument Set pScreenDisplay = pMxDoc.ActiveView.ScreenDisplay Set pPoint = pScreenDisplay.DisplayTransformation.ToMapPoint(x, y) m_pRotateTracker.OnMouseMove pPoint End If End Sub Private Sub UIToolControl1_MouseUp(ByVal button As Long, ByVal shift As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) If Not m_pRotateTracker Is Nothing Then Dim bChanged As Boolean bChanged = m_pRotateTracker.OnMouseUp If Not bChanged Then Exit Sub End If If Not TypeOf m_pSelElem Is ITransform2D Then MsgBox "cant transform element" Exit Sub End If Dim pTransform2D As ITransform2D Set pTransform2D = m_pSelElem pTransform2D.Rotate m_pRotateTracker.Origin, m_pRotateTracker.Angle Dim pMxDoc As IMxDocument Dim pGeom As IGeometry Dim pGraphicsContainer As IGraphicsContainer Set pMxDoc = ThisDocument Set pGraphicsContainer = pMxDoc.ActiveView pGraphicsContainer.UpdateElement m_pSelElem pMxDoc.ActiveView.PartialRefresh esriViewGraphics, Nothing, Nothing End If End Sub Public Function GetElementGeometry(pElement As IElement, _ pScreenDisplay As IScreenDisplay) Set GetElementGeometry = pElement.Geometry If TypeOf pElement Is IBoundsProperties Then Dim pBoundsProps As IBoundsProperties Set pBoundsProps = pElement If pBoundsProps.FixedSize Then Dim pPolygon As IPolygon Set pPolygon = New Polygon pElement.QueryOutline pScreenDisplay, pPolygon Set GetElementGeometry = pPolygon End If End If End Function