Translation 

The Translate command applies to current bodies.

This task shows you how to translate a body. 

To perform this task, open the CATPart of your choice.
1. 

Click the Translate icon .

The Translate Definition dialog box appears

 

2. 

Select a line to take its orientation as the translation direction or a plane to take its normal as the translation direction. For example, select zx plane.

You can also specify the direction by means of X, Y, Z vector components by using the contextual menu on the Direction area.

3.  Specify the translation distance by entering a value or using the Drag manipulator. For example, enter 100mm.
4. 

Click OK to create the translated element.

The element (identified as Translat.xxx) is added to the specification tree

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