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This task shows you how to
translate one, or
more, point, line or surface element.
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Open the Translate1.CATPart document.
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Click the Translate icon  .
The Translate Definition dialog box appears.
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Select the element to be translated.
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Select the Vector
Definition.
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 | Direction, distance: |
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Select a line to take its orientation as the
translation direction or a plane to take its normal as the translation direction.
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You can also specify the direction by means of X, Y, Z vector
components by using the contextual menu on the Direction area.
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Specify the translation distance by entering a value or using the
Drag manipulator.
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| Point to Point: |
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- Select the Start point.
- Select the End point.
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| Coordinates: |
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- Define the X, Y, and Z coordinates.
In the example besides, we chose 50mm as X, 0mm as Y, and -100 as Z.
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Click OK to create the
translated element.
The element (identified as Translat.xxx) is
added to the specification tree.
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| The original element is
unchanged. |
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| Use the Repeat object after OK
checkbox to create several translated surfaces, each separated from the
initial surface by a multiple of the Distance value.
Simply indicate in the Object Repetition dialog box the number of
instances that should be created and click OK. |
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| You can translate several elements at
a time. |
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| You can translate several elements at
a time. In this case, refer to Editing a List of
Elements
to find out how to display and manage the list of selected
elements. |
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The following capabilities are available: Stacking
Commands and Selecting Using Multi-Output. |
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