---
name: "transform"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gts"
version: "0.7.6.121130-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/transform"
---

# transform(1)

apply geometric transformations to the input.

## NAME

transform - apply geometric transformations to the input.

## SYNOPSIS

**transform** \[*OPTIONS*\] \< *file.gts*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **transform** command.

## OPTIONS

This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-r** *ANGLE,* **--rx=***ANGLE*

  Rotate around x-axis (*ANGLE* in degrees).

- **-m** *ANGLE,* **--ry=***ANGLE*

  Rotate around y-axis.

- **-m** *ANGLE,* **--rz=***ANGLE*

  Rotate around z-axis.

- **-s** *FACTOR,* **--scale=***FACTOR*

  Scale by *FACTOR*.

- **-R** *FACTOR,* **--sx=***FACTOR*

  Scale x-axis by *FACTOR*.

- **-M** *FACTOR,* **--sy=***FACTOR*

  Scale y-axis by *FACTOR*.

- **-N** *FACTOR,* **--sz=***FACTOR*

  Scale z-axis by *FACTOR*.

- **-t** *V,* **--tx=***V*

  Translate of *V* along x-axis.

- **-u** *V,* **--ty=***V*

  Translate of *V* along y-axis.

- **-w** *V,* **--tz=***V*

  Translate of *V* along z-axis.

- **-i**, **--revert**

  Turn surface inside out.

- **-o**, **--normalize**

  Fit the resulting surface in a cube of size 1 centered at the origin.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Print statistics about the surface.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display the help and exit.

## AUTHOR

transform was written by Stephane Popinet \<popinet@users.sourceforge.net\>.

This manual page was written by Ruben Molina \<rmolina@udea.edu.co\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).