Creating Translations

You can translate geometry along a vector.


Before you begin: Create a panel or an extrusion.
  1. From the Model section of the action bar, click Translation .
  2. Select the Definition mode in the list.
    OptionDescription
    Direction, Distance You can select a line to take its orientation as the translation direction or a plane to take its normal as the direction. If you select a plane, the normal to the plane is used as the directional vector. The distance is a scalar value that is moved along the directional vector.
    Point to point The direction is specified by the vector between a start and end point. The distance to translate along this vector is the computed distance between the two points.
    Coordinates XYZ coordinates of the start and end points can be specified. By default, the point coordinates are at the origin. These coordinates form point locations. The direction is specified by the vector between the start and end coordinates. The distance to translate along this vector is the computed distance between the coordinate points.
    Direction, Distance translation

  3. Drag the handle to translate the geometry.