/**
  * <code>getLocalTranslation</code> retrieves the local translation of this node.
  *
  * @return the local translation of this node.
  */
 public Vector3f getLocalTranslation() {
   return localTransform.getTranslation();
 }
 /**
  * <code>getWorldTranslation</code> retrieves the absolute translation of the spatial.
  *
  * @return the Spatial's world tranlsation vector.
  */
 public Vector3f getWorldTranslation() {
   checkDoTransformUpdate();
   return worldTransform.getTranslation();
 }