8.2.5.2} Translation

 This directive provides a coordinate translation. The bodies embedded between
 the two lines are translated by [dX] [dY] [dZ] on the three axes.

 $Start_translat [dX] [dY] [dZ]
 ..............
 ..............
 ..............
 $End_translat

 
Example:
 $Start_translat -5., -7., +9.
 QUA  Elipsoid  0.0025 0.04 0.0064 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.055 0.64 0.0256 1.8881
 $End_translat
 transforms an ellipsoid centred at (11, 8, -2), with semiaxes 20, 5 and 12.5 cm
 long parallel to the coordinate axes, to an identical one centred at (6, 1, 7)

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