"translate" = move

translate = move
general syntax:

translate <x₁,y₁,z₁>

this moves an object relative to it's current position
by x₁ in x direction (horizontal)
by y₁ in y direction (vertical) and
by z₁ in z direction (deepth).

Sample:

#declare OrangeYellow = color rgb<1,0.85,0>;
#declare Ball1 =
 sphere{<0,0,0>,1  
        texture{pigment{color OrangeYellow}
                finish {ambient 0.25 diffuse 0.75 phong 1}}}
//----------------------------------------------------------
#declare Ball2 = 
 sphere{<0,0,0>,1  
 texture{pigment{color NeonPink}

         finish {ambient 0.15 diffuse 0.85 phong 1}}}
//----------------------------------------------------------
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 0,-4>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 0, 0>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 0, 4>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 0, 8>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 2, 8>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 4, 8>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 6, 8>}
object{Ball1 translate< 4, 8, 8>}


object{Ball2 translate<-4, 2,0>}
object{Ball2 translate<-2, 2,0>}
object{Ball2 translate< 0, 2,0>}
object{Ball2 translate< 2, 2,0>}
object{Ball2 translate< 4, 2,0>}
object{Ball2 translate<-4, 2,4>}
object{Ball2 translate<-2, 2,4>}
object{Ball2 translate< 0, 2,4>}
object{Ball2 translate< 2, 2,4>}
object{Ball2 translate< 4, 2,4>}

Hint:
We can use "translate" also with other objects like light sources, textures("texture"), color patterns ("pigment") and simulated surface structures ("normal").

Descriptions and Samples for the POV-Ray Raytracer by Friedrich A. Lohmüller

Geometric Transformations

"translate" = move