freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/translate/en.md

---
title: Path.translate()
---

The `Path.translate()` method returns a path with
[a translate transform](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/transform#Translate)
applied.

## Example

```js
Path path.translate(float deltaX, float deltaY)
```

## Example

<Example caption="Example of the Path.translate() method">
```js
({ Point, points, Path, paths, part, macro }) => {

  points.A = new Point(45, 60)
  points.B = new Point(10, 30)
  points.BCp2 = new Point(40, 20)
  points.C = new Point(90, 30)
  points.CCp1 = new Point(50, -30)
  
  paths.A = new Path()
    .move(points.A)
    .line(points.B)
    .curve(points.BCp2, points.CCp1, points.C)
  
  paths.B = paths.A.translate(60, 30)
  
  points.step1 = points.B.shift(0, 60)
  points.step2 = points.step1.shift(-90, 30)
  macro("ld", {
    from: points.B,
    to: points.step1,
    noStartMarker: true
  })
  macro("ld", {
    from: points.step1,
    to: points.step2,
    noStartMarker: true
  })

  return part
}
```
</Example>