Moves one or more pickable items in the 3D scene to a new location.
How to use
When you pick one or more items (objects or points) and drag, a translation is always applied regardless of the transformation you have selected.
Translation can also be applied by following the standard transformation steps:
1. Pick the items you want to move.
2. Click the Translate icon or choose the Tools > Transform > Translate menu command. You can also perform a translation by using the T keyboard shortcut.
3. To move the items you can use one of the following
methods:
a) Click the From|To hotSpot and drag it to the new location.
b) Click an area of the view that is clear of any items and drag.
c) Input precise XYZ coordinates of the target location in the Modeling
Tool panel.
You can constrain movement along one axis by
enabling only one the following icons in the Application toolbar:
To move along the X-axis only (shortcut is the X
key).
To move along the Y-axis only (shortcut is the Y
key).
To move along the Z-axis only (shortcut is the Z
key).
To constrain movement of the selected items along XY, XZ, or YZ axes, just select two of the above icons at a time. Leave all three icons selected if you want free translation.
Note: By default, translation is applied with reference to the origin of the object's local axes, but the Modeling Tool panel allows you to choose among several options.
Options
From
To
modify XYZ coordinates of the current location of the selected item.
Views. Pick the item whose location
you want to modify and drag it. Release the mouse button when you have
reached the desired location.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new
values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
To
To
modify XYZ coordinates of the target location of the selected item.
Views. Pick the item whose target
location you want to modify and drag it. Release the mouse button when
you have reached the desired location.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new
values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Axis
To define the reference coordinate system.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options:
Local (default). Each picked item is moved with reference to its local axis.
Parent. Each picked item is moved with reference to the coordinate system of its parent node.
World. Items are moved with reference to the world (or global) coordinate system.
Object. Items are moved according to the axis orientation of a reference object that you can define in the Object section below.
Object
To define the reference object in case you have switched on the Object option in the Axis section above.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick the reference object in the scene. Then move the item.
Distance
Displays the translation distance.
Type
This option is related to the influence distance parameter.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options:
Standard for the standard translation. All the selected points are translated by the amount specified.
The other three options activate the Magnet behavior for points translation. The center of the selected points will be the reference point for the translation. Only points with a distance lower than the one specified in the Influence distance parameter will be actually translated. The amount of translation will be the same in case of Constant, inversely proportional to the distance from the reference point in case of Linear and Smooth. Smooth will provide a smooth transition from the reference point to the external points.
Influence distance
The maximum distance within which the Magnet translation is applied.
Modeling Tool panel. Move the slider or type the rotation angle in the Influence distance field.
Apply to
To selectively translate objects/points or axes. This option is enabled only when you are in Object mode and when collapsed objects (objects without a Construction Tree) are selected.
Modeling Tool panel. Choose one of the two options:
The Objects/Points option allows you to move objects or points.
Choose Axes if you want to move the objects axes.