Index: trunk/src/event.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/event.h	(revision 13238)
+++ trunk/src/event.h	(revision 13239)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_MOVE,            /* rubber band: object moved */
 	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_MOVE_DRAW,       /* rubber band: draw crosshair-attached rubber band objects after a move or copy */
 	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_ROTATE90,        /* rubber band: crosshair object rotated by 90 degrees */
+	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_ROTATE,          /* rubber band: crosshair object rotated by arbitrary angle */
 	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_RENAME,          /* rubber band: element pin/pad got renamed */
 	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_LOOKUP_LINES,    /* rubber band: attach rubber banded line objects to crosshair */
 	PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_LOOKUP_RATS,     /* rubber band: attach rubber banded rat lines objects to crosshair */
Index: trunk/src/rotate.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/rotate.c	(revision 13238)
+++ trunk/src/rotate.c	(revision 13239)
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@
 	PCB_COORD_ROTATE90(Point->X, Point->Y, X, Y, Number);
 }
 
-/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- * rotates an objects at the cursor position as identified by its ID
- * the center of rotation is determined by the current cursor location
- */
 void *pcb_obj_rotate90(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, unsigned Steps)
 {
 	void *ptr2;
@@ -126,6 +122,32 @@
 	return (ptr2);
 }
 
+void *pcb_obj_rotate(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, double angle)
+{
+	void *ptr2;
+	int changed = 0;
+	pcb_opctx_t ctx;
+
+	/* setup default  global identifiers */
+	ctx.rotate.pcb = PCB;
+	ctx.rotate.angle = angle;
+	ctx.rotate.center_x = X;
+	ctx.rotate.center_y = Y;
+
+	pcb_event(PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_ROTATE, "ipppccip", Type, Ptr1, Ptr2, Ptr2, ctx.rotate.center_x, ctx.rotate.center_y, ctx.rotate.angle, &changed);
+
+#warning TODO: this should be a different rotation call for non90deg!
+	if (Type != PCB_TYPE_PSTK) /* padstack has its own way doing the rotation-undo */
+		pcb_undo_add_obj_to_rotate(Type, Ptr1, Ptr2, Ptr3, ctx.rotate.center_x, ctx.rotate.center_y, ctx.rotate.angle);
+	ptr2 = pcb_object_operation(&RotateFunctions, &ctx, Type, Ptr1, Ptr2, Ptr3);
+	changed |= (ptr2 != NULL);
+	if (changed) {
+		pcb_draw();
+		pcb_undo_inc_serial();
+	}
+	return (ptr2);
+}
+
 void pcb_screen_obj_rotate90(pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, unsigned Steps)
 {
 	int type;
Index: trunk/src/rotate.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/rotate.h	(revision 13238)
+++ trunk/src/rotate.h	(revision 13239)
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@
 
 #define PCB_ROTATE_TYPES (PCB_TYPE_PSTK | PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT | PCB_TYPE_SUBC | PCB_TYPE_TEXT | PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT_NAME | PCB_TYPE_ARC | PCB_TYPE_LINE_POINT | PCB_TYPE_LINE)
 
+/* rotates an object passed;
+ * the center of rotation is determined by the current cursor location
+ */
 void *pcb_obj_rotate90(int, void *, void *, void *, pcb_coord_t, pcb_coord_t, unsigned);
+
+/* rotates an objects passed;
+ * the center of rotation is determined by the current cursor location */
+void *pcb_obj_rotate(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, double angle);
+
 void pcb_screen_obj_rotate90(pcb_coord_t, pcb_coord_t, unsigned);
 void pcb_point_rotate90(pcb_point_t *Point, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, unsigned Number);