Hi mr, yes like Pilou writes above the translate tool in MoI is done by just dragging anywhere on an object. If you have straight snap enabled on the bottom toolbar then it will snap to an x,y, or z axis direction if you move your mouse close to that direction. You can also use Shift to force straight snap to be engaged.

The main modeling strategy for MoI's NURBS toolset is to generate objects primarily from 2D profile curves, it's quite different from how you do things in a polygonal modeling program.

- Michael