# How to move entity in local axis

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**Category:** Ruby API\
**Created:** [December 17, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-move-entity-in-local-axis/146407 "2020-12-17T11:23:01Z")\
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> [@hamedpanahi125](#):
>
> but how can i move it 50 unit along x axis for example

Please Read:  
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```ruby
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](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coerce) into a transformation, like an array with 3 numeric elements. Ie …

```ruby
sel.transform!([50,0,0])

```

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