XML/SVG/translate

Rotating a Line Segment

   <source lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20001102//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-SVG-20001102/DTD/svg-20001102.dtd">

<svg width="100%" height="100%">

 <g transform="translate(200,180)">
   <line x1="0" y1="0"
     x2="150"   y2="0"
     stroke-dasharray="4 4 4 4"
     stroke="blue" stroke-width="8"/>
   <line x1="0" y1="0"
     x2="150"   y2="0"
     stroke-dasharray="8 8 8 8"
     stroke="red" stroke-width="8">
     <animateTransform attributeName="transform"
                       attributeType="XML"
                       type="rotate"
                       from="0" to="360" dur="4s"/>
   </line>
 </g>

</svg>

</source>
   
  

Rotating Rectangles (rotation point: center)

   <source lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20001102//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-SVG-20001102/DTD/svg- 20001102.dtd">

<svg width="100%" height="100%">

   <g transform="translate(400,150)">
     <rect x="-50" y="-25"
           width="100" height="50"
           stroke-dasharray="8 8 8 8"
           fill="yellow" stroke="green" stroke-width="4">
           <animateTransform attributeName="transform"
                             attributeType="XML"
                             type="rotate" fill="freeze"
                             from="0" to="360" dur="4s"/>
     </rect>
   
     <ellipse cx="0" cy="0"
              rx="4" ry="4"
              style="fill:blue;stroke:none"/>
   </g>

</svg>

</source>
   
  

Rotating Rectangles (rotation point: upper-left vertex)

   <source lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20001102//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-SVG-20001102/DTD/svg- 20001102.dtd">

<svg width="100%" height="100%">

   <g transform="translate(150,150)">
     <rect x="0" y="0"
           width="100" height="50"
           stroke-dasharray="4 4 4 4"
           fill="red" stroke="green" stroke-width="4">
           <animateTransform attributeName="transform"
                             attributeType="XML"
                             type="rotate" fill="freeze"
                             from="0" to="360" dur="4s"/>
     </rect>
   
     <ellipse cx="0" cy="0"
              rx="4" ry="4"
              style="fill:blue;stroke:none"/>
   </g>

</svg>

</source>
   
  

Using the SVG translate Function

   <source lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20001102//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-SVG-20001102/DTD/svg-20001102.dtd">

<svg width="100%" height="100%">

 <g transform="translate(0,0)">
   <rect x="0" y="0" width="50" height="50"
     style="fill:red;stroke:yellow" />
 </g>
 <g transform="translate(50,50)">
   <rect x="0" y="0" width="50" height="50"
     style="fill:green;stroke:red" />
 </g>
 <g transform="translate(100,100)">
   <rect x="0" y="0" width="50" height="50"
     style="fill:blue;stroke:green" />
 </g>

</svg>

</source>