Translate ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

• Locate two points to relocate the display in the tile your mouse pointer is in. The display in that tile is moved the distance and direction that the first point is from the second point.
• If a particular tile is active , you must click in that tile to Translate .
• The first point is located in step 1 or 2. The second point is located in step 3.
• See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

• Modeling and the Drawing Editor (where Translate is a tool)
• Undo View Change (undoes Translate )
• Scroll bars (functionally similar to Translate )
• Center (translates a point to the center of the screen)
• Pan (similar to Translate )
• Retain View (keeps a temporary copy of a translated view)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse.

1 . Invoke Translate using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Translate icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Navigate -- Navigation Mode ' ( Modeling ) or ' Navigate -- Navigation Mode ' ( Drawing Editor ) and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If the " Modeling layout style " or " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Navigate > Translate .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Translate can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

2 . The status line prompts, "Locate 1st translation point." Locate - Return mouse bindings become active.

mouse bindings

Alternative 1 : Place the mouse pointer ( ) at an appropriate on-screen location and left-click( Locate ). Go on to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to cancel the Translate operation and keep everything as it was before step 1. Do not continue.

3 . The status line prompts, "Locate 2nd translation point."

mouse bindings

Alternative 1 : Move the mouse pointer ( ) on screen the distance from the first point and in the direction that you want items on the screen to be moved and left-click ( Locate ). Go to step 4.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to end the Translate operation without moving the display. Do not continue.

4 . The display moves the distance and direction that the second point located is from the first point located.

Tip: To save a translated view for later use in your current session of Modeling (or your current drawing in the Drawing Editor ) use Retain View .

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