---
title: "offsetBy(x:z:)"
framework: groupactivities
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "groupactivities/spatialtemplateelementposition/offsetby(x:z:)"
---

# offsetBy(x:z:)

Returns a new position at the specified distance from the origin of the shared coordinate space.

## Declaration

```swift
func offsetBy(x: Double, z: Double) -> SpatialTemplateElementPosition
```

## Parameters

- `x`: The distance from the current position, in meters, along the x-axis. You can specify positive or negative values to specify new positions on either side of the original position.
- `z`: The distance from the current position, in meters, along the z-axis. You can specify positive or negative values to specify new positions on either side of the original position.

## Return Value

Return Value A position structure with the specified offsets from the current position.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to adjust an existing position by the specified number of meters. The x- and y-axes form a plane that is horizontal to the ground. The following example creates a new position that is four meters from the app’s content along the z-axis: let audienceCenterPoint = SpatialTemplateElementPosition.app.offsetBy(x: 0, z: 4)