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# translate()

### Example

<figure><img src="/files/ZQuD0n6qfWc1Yrcdgw4H" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Syntax

```
translate(x, y, [z])
```

<table><thead><tr><th width="134">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>x</td><td>right-left translation</td></tr><tr><td>y</td><td>up-down translation</td></tr><tr><td>z</td><td>forward-backward translation (only in WEBGL mode)</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Full Example

<figure><img src="/files/f3WgOwT6GleoEffqWREI" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<details>

<summary>Example Full Code</summary>

```python
def setup():
  createCanvas(300,300, WEBGL)

def draw():
  background(255, 79, 132)
  fill(112, 88, 255)
  stroke(176, 235, 51)
  strokeWeight(2)

  torus(100, 25)
  translate(100*cos(frameCount), 0, 100*sin(frameCount))
  cone(50, 50)
```

</details>

### Description

It shifts the origin on the coordinate system. Calling `translate(50, 0, 0)` makes the point `(50, 0, 0)` the new origin. To illustrate:

* if one draws the point `(10, 0, 0)` **before** the translation, it appears 10 pixels to the right of the **original** center.
* if one draws the point `(10, 0, 0)` **after** the translation, it appears 10 pixels to the right of the **new** center, which is 60 pixels from the original center.

Like other transformations in the library ([rotateX()](/p5-python-web/reference/3d-controls/rotatex.md), [rotateY()](/p5-python-web/reference/3d-controls/rotatey.md), [rotateZ()](/p5-python-web/reference/3d-controls/rotatez.md)), this **effect is cumulative**. That is, calling `translate(10, 0, 0)` then `translate(20, 0, 0)` is the same as `translate(30, 0, 0)`

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