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== Menu / icon ==

This tool is accessible via the [[Image:CCMoveIcon.png]] icon in the upper main toolbar or the 'Edit > Rotate/Translate' menu.

== Description ==

This tool allows the user to interactively move the selected entities relatively to the other ones (or equivalently to the default coordinates system).

[[Image:Cc_rotate_translate_tool.jpg|frame|center|"Rotation/Translation" tool in action]]

== Start ==

The user must select one or several entities before launching this tool. The entities can be any 3D geometry entity (clouds, meshes, polylines, primitives, etc.).

Notes:
* locked entities (sub-meshes, etc.) can't be moved this way
* only the entities displayed in the active 3D view will be considered

== Procedure ==

The standard mouse interactions with the 3D view are used to modify the selected entities position (instead of the current camera):
* left click: rotate
* right click: translate

=== Pause ===

At any time, the user can 'pause' the transformation mode (click on the 'pause' button or hit the space bar) in order to modify the camera position/orientation, and then restart the transformation process by 'un-pausing' it (new click on the 'pause' button or new hit on the space bar).

=== Constraints ===

Optionally, constraints can be added to the applied transformation:
* rotation can be constrained to a single axis (X, Y or Z). Use the drop-down menu to select the current dimension.
* translation ca be constrained to zero, one or two dimensions only (among X, Y and Z). Just uncheck the dimensions that should be ignored.

When done, use the validation icon to apply the transformation, or the cancel button to revert it.

Note: on validation, CC will output the applied transformation to the console.

== Shortcuts ==

Some keyboard shortcuts are available:
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!style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Shortcut
!style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Description
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Space bar
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Toggle 'pause' mode
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Escape key
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Cancel transformation (close the tool)
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Return key
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| Apply transformation (close the tool)
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