Add docstring for Mobject.rotate and Rotating class

manim/animation/rotation.py

@@ -19,6 +19,65 @@
 
 
 class Rotating(Animation):
+    """Animation that rotates a Mobject.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    mobject
+        The mobject to be rotated.
+    axis
+        The rotation axis as a numpy vector.
+    radians
+        The rotation angle in radians. Predefined constants such as ``DEGREES``
+        can also be used to specify the angle in degrees.
+        For example, ``PI`` (180 degrees) or ``120 * DEGREES`` (120 degrees).
+    about_point
+        The rotation center.
+    about_edge
+        If ``about_point`` is ``None``, this argument specifies
+        the direction of the bounding box point to be taken as
+        the rotation center.
+    run_time
+        The duration of the animation in seconds.
+    rate_func
+        The function defining the animation progress based on the relative
+        runtime (see :mod:`~.rate_functions`) .
+    **kwargs
+        Additional keyword arguments passed to :class:`~.Animation`.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    .. manim:: RotatingExample
+
+        class RotatingExample(Scene):
+            def construct(self):
+                circle = Circle(radius=1, color=BLUE)
+                line = Line(start=ORIGIN, end=RIGHT)
+                arrow = Arrow(start=ORIGIN, end=RIGHT, buff=0, color=GOLD)
+                self.add(circle, line, arrow)
+
+                anim_kwargs = {"rate_func": linear, "run_time": 1}
+                self.play(Rotating(arrow, radians=PI, about_point=arrow.get_start()), **anim_kwargs)
+                self.play(Rotating(arrow, radians=180 * DEGREES, about_point=arrow.get_start()), **anim_kwargs)
+
+    .. manim:: Rotating3D
+
+        class Rotating3D(ThreeDScene):
+            def construct(self):
+                axes = ThreeDAxes()
+                cube = Cube()
+                line2d = Arrow(start=[0, -1.2, 1], end=[0, 1.2, 1], color=YELLOW_E)
+                cube_group = VGroup(cube,line2d)
+                self.set_camera_orientation(gamma=0*DEGREES, phi=40*DEGREES, theta=40*DEGREES)
+                self.add(axes, cube_group)
+                self.play(Rotating(cube_group, radians=2*PI, axis=UP), run_time=3, rate_func=linear)
+
+    See also
+    --------
+    :class:`~.Rotate`, :meth:`~.Mobject.rotate`
+
+    """
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         mobject: Mobject,
@@ -80,6 +139,10 @@ def construct(self):
                     Rotate(Square(side_length=0.5), angle=2*PI, rate_func=linear),
                     )
 
+    See also
+    --------
+    :class:`~.Rotating`, :meth:`~.Mobject.rotate`
+
     """
 
     def __init__(

manim/mobject/mobject.py

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def construct(self):
              will interpolate the :class:`~.Mobject` between its points prior to
              ``.animate`` and its points after applying ``.animate`` to it. This may
              result in unexpected behavior when attempting to interpolate along paths,
-             or rotations.
+             or rotations (see :meth:`.rotate`).
              If you want animations to consider the points between, consider using
              :class:`~.ValueTracker` with updaters instead.
 
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ def dot_position(mobject):
                     label.add_updater(dot_position)
                     self.add(dot, label)
 
-                    self.play(Rotating(dot, about_point=ORIGIN, angle=TAU, run_time=TAU, rate_func=linear))
+                    self.play(Rotating(dot, about_point=ORIGIN, radians=TAU, run_time=TAU, rate_func=linear))
 
         .. manim:: DtUpdater
 
@@ -1282,7 +1282,67 @@ def rotate(
         about_point: Point3DLike | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> Self:
-        """Rotates the :class:`~.Mobject` about a certain point."""
+        """Rotates the :class:`~.Mobject` around a specified axis and point.
+
+        The rotation is counterclockwise by the given ``angle`` (following the right-hand rule).
+
+        .. note::
+            To animate a rotation, use :class:`~.Rotating` or :class:`~.Rotate`
+            instead of ``.animate.rotate(...)``.
+            The ``.animate.rotate(...)`` syntax only applies a transformation
+            from the initial state to the final rotated state
+            (interpolation between the two states), without showing proper rotational motion
+            based on the angle (from 0 to the given angle).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        angle
+            The angle of rotation in radians. Predefined constants such as ``DEGREES``
+            can also be used to specify the angle in degrees.
+            For example, ``PI`` (180 degrees) or ``120 * DEGREES`` (120 degrees).
+        axis
+            Rotation axis (3D vector). Defaults to ``OUT`` (z-axis), producing 2D rotations
+            perpendicular to the screen. Use other axes (e.g., ``UP``) for 3D rotations.
+        about_point
+            The point about which the mobject rotates. If ``None``, rotation occurs around
+            the center of the mobject.
+        **kwargs
+            Additional keyword arguments passed to :meth:`apply_points_function_about_point`,
+            such as ``about_edge``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        :class:`Mobject`
+            ``self`` (for method chaining)
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+
+        .. manim:: RotateMethodExample
+            :save_last_frame:
+
+            class RotateMethodExample(Scene):
+                def construct(self):
+                    circle = Circle(radius=1, color=BLUE)
+                    line = Line(start=ORIGIN, end=RIGHT)
+                    arrow1 = Arrow(start=ORIGIN, end=RIGHT, buff=0, color=GOLD)
+                    group1 = VGroup(circle, line, arrow1)
+
+                    group2 = group1.copy()
+                    arrow2 = group2[2]
+                    arrow2.rotate(angle=PI / 4, about_point=arrow2.get_start())
+
+                    group3 = group1.copy()
+                    arrow3 = group3[2]
+                    arrow3.rotate(angle=111 * DEGREES, about_point=arrow3.get_start())
+
+                    self.add(VGroup(group1, group2, group3).arrange(RIGHT, buff=1))
+
+        See also
+        --------
+        :class:`~.Rotating`, :class:`~.Rotate`, :attr:`~.Mobject.animate`, :meth:`apply_points_function_about_point`
+
+        """
         rot_matrix = rotation_matrix(angle, axis)
         self.apply_points_function_about_point(
             lambda points: np.dot(points, rot_matrix.T), about_point, **kwargs
@@ -3143,7 +3203,7 @@ def override_animate(method) -> types.FunctionType:
 
     .. seealso::
 
-        :attr:`Mobject.animate`
+        :attr:`~.Mobject.animate`
 
     .. note::