Do we still use Translation Maps?

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On 25/08/2012 at 07:59, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Cinema 4D Version:   R13 
Platform:   Windows  ;   
Language(s) :     C++  ;

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I've been meaning to learn more about translation maps. What they are used for, and how to write them.
But this is what the SDK says about them:
" With previous versions of CINEMA 4D it was a hard to update plugin tags after modeling operations "

Does this mean that we no longer need to use translation maps in R13+?
Or do they still provide something useful?

-ScottA