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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Transform Operation</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"> The Transform operation allows you to translate, rotate, and scale objects or their copies. You cannot, however, transform views, layouts, drawings, or the current WCS. For more information, see the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_p.html');return(false);">transforming objects</a> procedure.
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_trnslate_r.html');return(false);">Translate</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Moves objects  <em>to a point</em>, or via  <em>delta</em>.
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_scale_r.html');return(false);">Scale</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Affects the size of an object and the distance between the object and its reference point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_rotatepoint_r.html');return(false);">Rotate About a Point</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Moves objects around a line parallel to the ZC axis, and passing through a specified reference point</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_mirrorline_r.html');return(false);">Mirror Through a Line</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Creates a mirror image of an object on the opposite side of a reference line.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_rectarray_r.html');return(false);">Rectangular Array</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Arranges object copies in rows and columns parallel to the XC and YC axes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_circulararray_r.html');return(false);">Circular Array</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Arrange object copies in a circular pattern.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_rotateline_r.html');return(false);">Rotate About a Line</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Moves objects around a reference line that's not necessarily parallel to the ZC axis.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_mirrorplane_r.html');return(false);">Mirror Through a Plane</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Creates a mirror image of an object, using a specified reference plane. If you select a parametric body, the system displays a message that allows you to choose between removing the body's parameters or ignoring the body. Note: You cannot make multiple copies using this option.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_reposition_r.html');return(false);">Reposition</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Moves objects or their copies from their initial position in a reference coordinate system to a destination coordinate system.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_rotate2axes_r.html');return(false);">Rotate Between Two Axes</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Moves objects from a reference axis to a destination axis through a specified angle.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_pointfit_r.html');return(false);">Point Fit</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Scales, repositions, and shears objects. Transforming them from the reference set to the set of destination points.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_trnsfrm_incrementdyn_r.html');return(false);">Incremental Dynamics</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Transforms objects through any combination of translations, scales, and rotations.</p>
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