(swplot-translate)=

# swplot.translate

## Syntax
  
`swplot.translate(mode)`
  
`swplot.translate(mode, hFigure)`
 
## Description
  
`swplot.translate(mode)` translates the objects of an active swplot
figure, where the coordinate system is defined by the plane of the figure
with horizontal $x$-axis, vertical $y$-axis and out-of-plane $z$-axis.
  
`swplot.translate(mode, hFigure)` acts on the figure referenced by the
`hFigure` handle.
 
## Input Arguments
  
`mode`
: Either a vector with three numbers that determine the translation 
  vector in the figure plane coordinate system, or `'auto'` that
  centers figure to the middle of the objects. Default value is `'auto'`.
  
`hFigure`
: Handle of the swplot figure, default value is the active figure.
  
## See Also
  
[swplot.zoom](#swplot-zoom)