# Transformpoint is a destructive transformation?

**URL:** <https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/transformpoint-is-a-destructive-transformation/574>\
**Category:** Pre-Release Toolbox2 Usage\
**Created:** [July 15, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/transformpoint-is-a-destructive-transformation/574 "2020-07-15T19:28:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/transformpoint-is-a-destructive-transformation/574/2 "2020-07-15T23:44:09Z")

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Answered in the [other thread](https://discourse.flucoma.org/t/transformpoint-not-working-for-fluid-standardize-fluid-normalize/573): the message takes an input and an output buffer (which, as it stands, can be the same buffer). So, no, not necessarily destructive. It should be the same as `fluid.pca~` et al

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