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<refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>TRANSLATE</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>nged</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo class="source">BRL-CAD</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="manual">BRL-CAD MGED Commands</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv xml:id="name">
  <refname>translate</refname>
  <refpurpose>Used to precisely control the translation of an object in
both primitive edit and matrix edit modes.
   </refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

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    <command>translate</command>    
     <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable>x y z</replaceable></arg>
    
  </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsection xml:id="description"><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
  
  <para>Used to precisely control the translation of an object in
both primitive edit and matrix edit modes. The keypoint of the edited object or shape
is translated to the specified coordinates.
  </para>
</refsection>

<refsection xml:id="examples"><info><title>EXAMPLES</title></info>
  
  <para>The example shows the use of the <command>translate</command> command to move a currently edited object to specified model coordinates.
    
  </para>
 
  <example><info><title>Move a currently edited object to specified coordinates.</title></info>
    
    <para>
      <prompt>mged&gt;</prompt><userinput>translate 10 20 30</userinput>
    </para>
    <para>Moves a currently edited object to the model coordinates (10 20 30).
    </para>
  </example>
 
</refsection>

<info><corpauthor>BRL-CAD Team</corpauthor></info>

<refsection xml:id="bug_reports"><info><title>BUG REPORTS</title></info>
  
  <para>
    Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic
    mail to &lt;devs@brlcad.org&gt;, or via the "cadbug.sh" script.
  </para>
</refsection>
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