# Surface translations **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [May 15, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870 "2023-05-15T09:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lukerickert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@lukerickert](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/lukerickert)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/1 "2023-05-15T09:57:15Z")
it appears you can’t translate surface parts. everything is greyed out ![TRANSFORM_SURFACES](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/prepomax/original/2X/a/a13af197ec35d6e3ee9bc3828da39927e1ef6ba6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/2 "2023-05-15T10:07:26Z")
Can you share this new file ? There’s some compound not present in the original model. I would check if it also happens on my side. ---
**Author:** ![lukerickert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@lukerickert](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/lukerickert)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/3 "2023-05-15T10:17:48Z")
It will translate but won’t rotate > **[wontrotate.pmx](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wfkUGZ5CCu5Xgy_r-UexOcOxG2-QE1io/view?usp=share_link)** > > Google Drive file. ---
**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/4 "2023-05-15T12:23:13Z")
I can rotate this compound part. Based on what is shown on your screenshot, it seems that you are in point selection mode. That’s why everything is greyed out. PrePoMax is waiting for you to select a point for axis definition. ---
**Author:** ![lukerickert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@lukerickert](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/lukerickert)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/5 "2023-05-15T12:45:49Z")
I also managed to rotate the parts, I am not sure why it worked later. Initially I could not select anything or enter any numbers. ---
**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/6 "2023-05-15T13:15:31Z")
Like I said, it was probably just point selection mode. In such a case you can try clicking on any point on the model or pressing Esc to quit. But it’s good that it’s working now. ---
**Author:** ![Matej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@Matej](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Matej)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/7 "2023-05-16T13:20:53Z")
Can we close this thread, or is there still a problem? ---
**Author:** ![lukerickert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@lukerickert](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/lukerickert)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/8 "2023-05-16T16:00:17Z")
please close the problem. thanks Luke ---
**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/surface-translations/870/9 "2023-05-16T16:24:39Z")