wait... so you are trying to MOVE the object after the rotation?
in that case just use freeze transformations. i think its under the modify menu item. it resets all your transformations to 0, so its like starting out with a fresh new piece of geometry
or you could just bring up the attribute editor for the move tool
that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K"
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