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

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dx()

float point.dx(Point point)

Returns the delta along the X-axis between this point and the point you pass it.

let { Point, points, Path, paths } = part.shorthand()

points.from = new Point(10, 10)
points.to = new Point(80, 70)
    
paths.line = new Path()
  .move(points.from)
  .line(points.to)
  .attr("class", "dashed")

points.totop = points.from.shift(0,points.from.dx(points.to))

points.text_dx = points.from
  .shiftFractionTowards(points.totop, 0.6)
  .shiftFractionTowards(points.to,0.1)
  .attr("data-text", points.from.dx(points.to)+"mm")
  .attr("data-text-class", "text-sm fill-note center")

paths.line_dx = new Path()
  .move(points.from)
  .line(points.totop)
  .attr("class", "dashed")
    
paths.line_dy = new Path()
  .move(points.to)
  .line(points.totop)
  .attr("class", "dashed")