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Translate (Efficient for Tiling the Plane or Space)

Translate[graPrims, vector]

move graPrims by vector

• Translate

(* return itself *)
Translate[Circle[], {1, 0}]

(* only show effect when inside Graphics *)
Graphics[Translate[Circle[], {1, 0}], Axes -> True]

Translate[graPrims, vectorList]

make many copies of graPrims by vectorList

this is a very efficient way to represent multiple, identical copies of an arbitrarily complex shape.

use Translate to tile a plane:

(* octogon *)
graPrims = Line@Table[{Cos[x], Sin[x]}, {x, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/8.}];

grids = CoordinateBoundsArray[{{0, 10}, {0, 10}}];

(* use Translate to copy to grid, much more efficient than using Map *)
xpattern = Translate[graPrims, Flatten[grids, 1]];

Graphics[ xpattern , Frame -> True ]

arg to Translate should be Graphics Primitive. Not a Graphics[] object:

(* arg to Translate should not be a Graphics object *)

graObj = Circle[];

(* does not translate *)
Translate[ Graphics[ graObj, Axes -> True], {1, 0} ]

(* error *)
Graphics @
Translate[ Graphics[ graObj, Axes -> True], {1, 0} ]