Translate Tool

In hsCADCreator the Translate Tool facilitates movement of one or more entire entities from one location to another.

Translating Entities:

Activate the Translate Tool:

Find the Translate Tool icon from the Modify Toolbar (color coded green) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. The tool is now the active tool and ready for use.

Note: If there is a selection prior to activating the Translate tool the Selection Steps will be skipped.

Selecting the Entities to Translate:

This tool is a Stacked tool. If there is no selection prior to the activation of this tool the Selection Tool will become active and allow the selection of the entities that will be translated.

1.	Select Entities to be Translated.

2.	Press Enter to finish the Selection Tool.

Translate Selected Entities using Mouse:

1.	Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen. This will be the Base Point from which the selected entities will move in relation to.

2.	Move the mouse until the selected entities are placed as desired and Click to finish placement. If in either Along X-Axis Mode, Along Y-Axis Mode, or Along Z-Axis Mode the translation is restricted to that axis.

Reset:

You have just translated the selected Entity(ies). The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or translate the entity(ies) again.

Translate Selected Entities using Property Tree:

To Translate the selected entities in a more precise manner do the following. Move the mouse cursor beyond the right side of the drawing screen to the Tool Property Tree.

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1.	Type in the Base Point point data into the "Base Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

2.	Type in the Move To Point point data into the "Move To Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept. If in either Along X-Axis Mode, Along Y-Axis Mode, or Along Z-Axis Mode the translation is restricted to that axis.

Reset:

You have just translated the selected Entity(ies). The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or translate the entity(ies) again.

Tool Options:

Relative Distance field displays the relative distance this translate will be for the selected entities.

Along X-Axis mode restricts translation along the X-Axis.

Along Y-Axis mode restricts translation along the Y-Axis.

Along Z-Axis mode restricts translation along the Z-Axis.

Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

Space: key Resets this tool.

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