Creates a copy of a curve at a specified distance.
How to use
1. Click the Offset icon or choose the Tools > Curves > Offset command.
2. The program console prompts Pick Curve.
3. Pick the curve you want to offset. The curve will be displayed in green.
4. The program console prompts to define the Offset distance.
5. Type the distance value in the console or determine it by clicking and dragging the Offset point hotSpot.
Hold the mouse button down after the click to interactively define the distance.
Options
Curve
To change the curve to offset.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another curve in the scene.
Offset
To modify the offset distance
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Offset point hotSpot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the preferred distance.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
Options
Various offset options.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch one of the following radio buttons on:
Simmetric creates the offset on both sides of the curve.
Closed automatically connects the offset endpoints with the original curve or the simmetric offset endpoints in order to create a closed path.
Rounded corners rounds the corners of the offset caused by sharp corners of the original curve.
Rounded ends is used in conjunction with Closed and allows to close with half-circles the endpoints of the offset.
See also: