About Transforming Geometry

The Translate command is used to transform geometry. Constraints get modified to move the geometry in the given vector of translation.

This page discusses:

See Also
Translating Elements
Rotating Elements
Scaling Elements

About the Translation Command

When you are using Translate , the top priority is to ensure the move of geometrical elements. This is the reason why some geometrical or dimensional constraints may be removed or modified to assure the move of selected geometrical elements according to the given vector of translation.

About Constraints

When translating external constraints:

  • geometrical constraints are deleted.
  • dimensional constraints are preserved but revalued.

About the Scale Command

Keep in mind that:

  • Scaling elements also means re-computing distance values, if needed.
  • Angle values are not modified
  • Only non-fixed elements are updated.

Step Mode

Optionally, you can enable the Step Mode option in the dialog box to increment translation, rotation or scale value by steps.

Note: To change the step value, right-click the value field and select Change step >xxx mm. For more information about parameter management which is common to all parameters used in apps, see Knowledge Basics User's Guide: Creating and Working with Parameters.