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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Copy Location and Copy Transformation Examples</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3"><table class = "DocHeaderIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">This topic provides a comparison of <span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Transformation</span> and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Location</span> commands.</span>

    
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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class = "DocHeader2"><table class = "DocTopicsSeeAlso" id = "table13"><tr><td class = "TopicsTitle">See Also</td></tr><tr><td><a title = "You can position geometry actors in your models using alignment tools." href = "cps-t-ActorsPlaceAlign-Align.htm#cps-t-ActorsPlaceAlign-Align">Aligning Actors</a></td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Align commands help you position geometry actors in your models." href = "cps-r-Ribbon-Transform.htm#r-AlignCommands">Align Commands</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
  

  

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    <p>Let's take an example. The starting location is the following:</p><p><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/CopyLocationAssemblyTree.png"/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/CopyLocationStart.png"/></p>
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<span class = "ph uicontrol">Blue</span> is the parent of 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span>, and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Green</span> is the parent of 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Gray</span>.</li><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Blue</span> and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span> have been transformed, with 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Red</span> being their neutral position.</li><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Gray</span> is the selected actor to which 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Location</span> or 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Transformation</span> is applied, and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span> is the target actor.</li></ul><table class = "table frame-none"><caption/><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><thead class = "thead"><tr class = "row"><th class = "entry" id = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__1">Icon</th>
<th class = "entry" id = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__2">Command Name
</th></tr></thead><tbody class = "tbody"><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__1"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/CopyLocationWorld.png"/><br/><span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Location in World Coordinate System</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSObjectAlignCopyLocationWCS.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__2">Moves 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Gray</span> to exactly the same location as 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span>.
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__1"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/CopyLocationParent.png"/><br/><span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Location in Parent</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSObjectAlignCopyLocationParent.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__2">Moves 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Gray</span> to the same location relative to its parent (
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Green</span>) as 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span> is relative to its parent (
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Blue</span>).
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__1"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/CopyTransformationWorld.png"/><br/><span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Transformation in World Coordinate System</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSObjectAlignCopyTransformationWCS.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__2">Applies the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span> transformation relative to its neutral position (
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Red</span>) to 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Gray</span>.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__1"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/CopyTransformationParent.png"/><br/><span class = "ph uicontrol">Copy Transformation in Parent</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSObjectAlignCopyTransformationParent.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ActorsTransform-LocationTransformationCopyExamples__entry__2">Applies the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Yellow</span> transformation relative to its parent (
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Blue</span>) to 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Gray</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>


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