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title: Path.shiftFractionAlong()
---
The `Path.shiftFractionAlong()` returns a point that lies at fraction of the
length of the path travelled along the path.
## Signature
```js
Point path.shiftFractionAlong(float fraction, int stepsPerMm = 25)
```
The second parameter controls the precision by which the path will be _walked_.
By default, we'll divide it into 10 steps per mm.
If you don't need that precision, you can pass a lower number.
If you need more precision, you can pass a higher number.
For most cases, the default will be fine.
## Example
<Example caption="Example of the Path.shiftFractionAlong() method">
```js
({ Point, points, Path, paths, Snippet, snippets, part }) => {
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.example = new Path()
.move(points.A)
.line(points.B)
.curve(points.BCp2, points.CCp1, points.C)
points.x1 = paths.example
.shiftFractionAlong(0.2)
.setText("0.2", "center")
points.x2 = paths.example
.shiftFractionAlong(0.9)
.setText("0.9", "center")
snippets.xl = new Snippet("notch", points.x1)
snippets.x2 = new Snippet("notch", points.x2)
return part
}
```
</Example>
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