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[How to] Post correctly formatted and colorized code on the forum?
model = Sketchup.active_model
sel = model.selection[0]
tr = Geom::Transformation.translation([50,0,0])
sel.transform!(tr)
There is also a trick that the #transform! methods take objects that can be coerced into a transformation, like an array with 3 numeric elements. Ie …
sel.transform!([50,0,0])