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 # `SimpleTransform`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Common.SimpleTransform

Bases: [`object`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#object)

Exposes simple getters and setters for rigid body transformations.

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## Overview

### Properties

NameDescription[`IsOrthonormal`](#SimpleTransform.IsOrthonormal)Returns true if the provided axis vectors are all normalized and orthogonal.[`TransformationMatrix`](#SimpleTransform.TransformationMatrix)TransformationMatrix property.[`Translation`](#SimpleTransform.Translation)The translation of the transformation with respect to the global/world coordinate[`XAxis`](#SimpleTransform.XAxis)The X-axis orientation of the transformation with respect to the global/world[`YAxis`](#SimpleTransform.YAxis)The Y-axis orientation of the transformation with respect to the global/world[`ZAxis`](#SimpleTransform.ZAxis)The X-axis orientation of the transformation with respect to the global/world<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* SimpleTransform.IsOrthonormal *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Returns true if the provided axis vectors are all normalized and orthogonal.

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### *property* SimpleTransform.TransformationMatrix *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Utilities.RigidBodyTransformationMatrix](../../Mechanical/DataModel/Utilities/RigidBodyTransformationMatrix.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v241.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Utilities.RigidBodyTransformationMatrix) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

TransformationMatrix property.

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### *property* SimpleTransform.Translation *: Ansys.ACT.Core.Math.Point3D | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

The translation of the transformation with respect to the global/world coordinate system.

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### *property* SimpleTransform.XAxis *: Ansys.ACT.Core.Math.Vector3D | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

The X-axis orientation of the transformation with respect to the global/world coordinate system.

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### *property* SimpleTransform.YAxis *: Ansys.ACT.Core.Math.Vector3D | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

The Y-axis orientation of the transformation with respect to the global/world coordinate system.

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### *property* SimpleTransform.ZAxis *: Ansys.ACT.Core.Math.Vector3D | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

The X-axis orientation of the transformation with respect to the global/world coordinate system.