Rotate tool with precise angles

Hi,
I am trying to use Rotate tool to place the pivot where I want but I don't want to rotate manually the object but a precise amount of degrees (i.e.: 30 deg)
Is that possible? When I double-click on the tool, the pivots goes back to the center of the bounding box, and this is not what I want
Thanks

PED,
It does for me, as it does for Ton.
Are you sure you AltClick/OptionClick?
If you do, the dialog box where you can set the angle should appear.
Edit: Hi Ton.

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