freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/api/point/shift/en.md

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Point.shift()

Returns a new Point that is distance (mm) away in the direction of angle (degrees). An angle of 0° points to the right, and the angle increases counterclockwise.

Point.shift() signature

Point point.shift(float angle, float distance)

Point.shift() example

An example of the Point.shift() method

let { Point, points, macro } = part.shorthand();

points.A = new Point(90, 40)
  .attr("data-text", "Point A")
  .attr("data-text-class", "right");
points.B = points.A.shift(155, 70)
  .attr("data-text", "Point B is point A shifted 7cm\nat a 155 degree angle")
  .attr("data-text-lineheight", 6);

macro("ld", {
  from: points.B,
  to: points.A,
  d: -10
});