Translate

Move an Object to a New Location

The Translate option to move an object to a new position. This option can also be used to create one or more copies of the object at the new location, leaving the original object unchanged.

This option can also be accessed by selecting the Move button from the Move toolbar. The Move toolbar is a "sub toolbar" and can either be accessed through the Modify toolbar or through using the Toolbar Visibility option (under the Tools menu).

Instructions

Select Design menu
Select Transformation submenu
Select Translate option

Indicate the translation reference point, followed by the destination point, i.e. the position to which you want to move the reference point. Use Snap to Objects or Snap to Points mode for an accurate position. Refer to the Digitise toolbar for more information on these modes.

Figure 1 - Indicating the reference and destination points

Note: The distance and direction that is required to move the reference point to the destination point will be applied to all points.

Once the destination point has been indicated, you will be required to specify whether you want to move the original object, create a single copy or create multiple copies.

Translating the original object
Creating a copy of the original object
Creating multiple copies of the original object

Translating the original object

The Multiple Selection box is then displayed. Use the Multiple Selection box to choose your method of selecting the objects and select the objects.

If you are selecting by object, then the object will be moved to its new position immediately. If you are selecting by a category other than object, then the object moved is the first digitised object in the selected category and you will be asked whether or not you want to keep the new position. If you do, then all other objects in the selected category will also be moved. Subsequent selections will be moved with exactly the same change in orientation and distance unless you exit and reselect the Translate option.

Figure 2 - The indicated reference and destination points

Figure 3 - The translated object

Creating a copy of the original object

The Multiple Selection box is then displayed. Use the Multiple Selection box to choose your method of selecting the objects and select the objects.

Figure 4 - The indicated reference and destination points

Figure 5 - The newly copied object

The copied object will have the same attributes, i.e. object name and description, line type, colour, fill pattern etc., as the original. Subsequent selections will be moved with exactly the same change in orientation and distance unless you exit and reselect the Translate option.

Creating multiple copies of the original object

The Multiple Selection box is then displayed. Use the Multiple Selection box to choose your method of selecting the objects and select the objects.

Once the necessary objects have been selected, the Multiple Translation panel displays.

Multiple Translation panel

Enter the number of duplicates that you want to make of the selected objects. The copied objects will have the same attributes, i.e. object name and description, line type, colour, fill pattern etc., as the original.

Select OK.

Subsequent selections will be moved with exactly the same change in orientation and distance unless you exit and reselect the Translate option.

Figure 6 - The indicated reference and destination points

Figure 7 - The newly copied objects

Tip: Preselected design data can be used with this option, i.e. objects are selected prior to running the Translate option. Using preselected data will allow you to bypass the Multiple Selection box.