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

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Point.shiftFractionTowards()

The Point.shiftFractionTowards() method returns a new Point that is shifted towards the target by a fraction of the distance between this point and the target.

This method accepts values larger than 1 to go beyond the target point, or negative values to shift the point in the opposite direction.

Signature

Point point.shiftFractionTowards(Point target, float fraction)

Point.shiftFractionTowards() example

```js ({ Point, points, Path, paths, macro, part }) => {

points.A = new Point(90, 70).setText("Point A", "text-sm") points.B = new Point(10, 10).setText("Point B", "text-sm") points.C = points.A.shiftFractionTowards(points.B, 0.5) .setText( "Point C is point A shifted 50%\nin the direction of point B", "center text-sm" ) .attr("data-text-lineheight", 6)

paths.direction = new Path() .move(points.A) .line(points.B) .setClass("note dashed")

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

macro("ld", { from: points.B, to: points.A, d: 20 })

return part }

</Example>


## Notes

If you need to move a point by a specific distance instead of a percentage, use
[`Point.shiftTowards()`](/reference/api/point/shifttowards/) or
[`Point.shiftOutwards()`](/reference/api/point/shiftoutwards/) instead.