From 0cfb7d2ed19ff9b86e9c8bfde37b60f9af5e8f2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jens Theisen <jens_theisen@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:19:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add warning about shape distortion #217

---
 packages/turf-transform-translate/index.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/turf-transform-translate/index.ts b/packages/turf-transform-translate/index.ts
index ef20f1613..f1c47ea55 100644
--- a/packages/turf-transform-translate/index.ts
+++ b/packages/turf-transform-translate/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { rhumbDestination } from "@turf/rhumb-destination";
  * Moves any geojson Feature or Geometry of a specified distance along a Rhumb Line
  * on the provided direction angle.
  *
+ * Note that this moves the points of your shape individually and can therefore change
+ * the overall shape. How noticable this is depends on the distance and the used projection.
+ *
  * @function
  * @param {GeoJSON|GeometryCollection} geojson object to be translated
  * @param {number} distance length of the motion; negative values determine motion in opposite direction