.. auto-generated by script ../../../../utils/nxdl2rst.py from the NXDL source ../../../../contributed_definitions/NXtransformations.nxdl.xml

.. index::
    ! NXtransformations (contributed definition)
    ! transformations (contributed definition)
    see: transformations (contributed definition); NXtransformations

.. _NXtransformations:

=================
NXtransformations
=================

**Status**:

  contributed definition, extends :ref:`NXobject`, version 1.0

**Description**:

  Use ``NXtransformations`` to gather together any set of movable or fixed 
  elements positioning the device described by the class that contains this.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

**Groups cited**:
  none

**Structure**:

  .. index:: anonymous__NEEDS_XSD_CHANGE__ (data field)

  **anonymous__NEEDS_XSD_CHANGE__**: :ref:`NX_NUMBER <NX_NUMBER>`

    Units need to be appropriate for translation or rotation

    .. index:: transformation_type (attribute)

    **@transformation_type**: :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`


      Any of these values: ``translation`` | ``rotation``

    .. index:: vector (attribute)

    **@vector**: :ref:`NX_NUMBER <NX_NUMBER>`

      Three values that define the axis for this transformation

    .. index:: offset (attribute)

    **@offset**: :ref:`NX_NUMBER <NX_NUMBER>`

      A fixed offset applied before the transformation (three vector components).

    .. index:: offset_units (attribute)

    **@offset_units**: :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

      Units of the offset.

    .. index:: depends_on (attribute)

    **@depends_on**: :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

      Points to the path of the next element in the geometry chain.

**Source**:
  Automatically generated from https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/master/contributed_definitions/NXtransformations.nxdl.xml