Creates a copy of a surface at a specified distance.
How to use
1. Click the Surface Offset icon or choose the Tools > Surfaces > Surface Offset command.
2. The program console prompts Pick Surface.
3. Pick the surface you want to offset. The surface will be displayed in green.
4. The program console prompts to define the Offset distance.
5. Type the distance value in the console.
You can then adjust the distance value by working in the Modeling Tool panel.
Options
Surface
To change the surface to offset.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another surface 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.
Quality
To set surface quality.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options: Low, High, and Extra. This parameter does not affect the parametric surface but only the NURBS Surface that is created when you use the NURBS Surface Editing command or when you collapse the Construction Tree.
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