smesh/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/translation.doc

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\page translation_page Translation

\n This geometrical operation allows to translate in space your mesh
or some of its elements.

\image html translation.png "Translation button"

<em>To translate your mesh:</em>
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From the \b Modification choose \b Transformation and from its
sub-menu select the \b Translation item. The following dialog box
shall appear:

\image html translation1.png

\image html translation2.png

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This operation has two options, you can translate in space your mesh
or some of its elements specifying:
<ul>
<li>two points (starting and ending)</li>
<li>one vector</li>
</ul>

<ul>
<li>Select elements for the translation operation
<ul>
<li>Check on <b>Select the whole mesh, submesh or group</b> option
<li>Choosing them manually with the mouse in the 3D Viewer. You can
click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted</li>
<li>Applying Filters. The <b>Set filter</b> button allows to apply a
definite filter to selection of the elements. See more
about filters on the
\ref selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>When <b>Move elements</b> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements) is created at the new location and erased from its previous location</li>
<li>When <b>Copy elements</b> radio button is selected,the source mesh (or elements) is created at the new location, but it also remains at its previous location and is considered one and single mesh with the result of the translation.</li>
<li>When <b>Create as new mesh</b> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements) remains at its previous location and a new mesh is created at the new location and appears in the Object Browser with the default name MeshName_translated (you can change this name in the adjacent box).</li>
<li><b> Copy groups </b> checkbox allows copying the groups of elements of the source mesh to the newly created one.</li>
</ul>

<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a 
\ref tui_translation "Translation" operation.  

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