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

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Point.shiftTowards()

The Point.shiftTowards() method returns a new Point that is shifted distance (mm) in the direction of the target.

Signature

Point point.shiftTowards(Point target, float distance)

Example

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

points.A = new Point(90, 70).setText("Point A", "right text-sm") points.B = new Point(10, 10).setText("Point B", "text-sm") points.C = points.A.shiftTowards(points.B, 35) .setText("Point C is point A shifted 3.5cm\nin the direction of point B", "center, text-sm") .attr("data-text-lineheight", 6)

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

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

return part }

</Example>


## Notes

If you need to move a point a percentage instead of a specific distance, use
[`Point.shiftFractionTowards()`](/reference/api/point/shiftfractiontowards/)
instead.