Offset Dialog Box

The dialog box is used to control the drawing of offset lines in the sketch of a part model.

Distance, Distances

You can enter one distance or multiple distances if you want multiple offset lines.

• Enter the distances in comma-separated numbers.
  • However, the program adds sketch dimensions relative to the baseline.
• Enter the tenths of the numbers using a period as separator.

• One offset value has been entered in the middle image: 10.
• In the lower image, the offset values have been entered: 10.15

Count

If you entered only one distance, you can enter the number for the offset lines.

• However, the program adds sketch dimensions relative to the baseline.

• In the example above, the offset value 10 and the count 3 have been entered for the line.
• Note:
  • If the number exceeds 100, the preview will not work.
  • If the number exceeds 300, no offset can be made.

Distances from the baseline

If you entered multiple distances, you can choose how to measure the distances:

• Select Distances from the baseline to allow dimensions to be distances from the baseline.
  

  • Offset values have been entered for the line: 10,15,20 and Distances from the baseline has been chosen.
• Select Distances from the baseline if you want the dimensions to be distances from the previous line.
  • However, the program adds sketch dimensions relative to the baseline.

  

  • Offset values have been entered for the line: 10,15,20 and Distances from the baseline has been chosen.

Choose line chains

Select if you want the program to search for the line chain connected with the selected line.

Select if you want to add an offset line only for the selected line.

Line chain to same side

Adds the offset for all lines in a line chain to the same side.

• This option should be used whenever the option Choose line chains is also selected.
• Otherwise, offset lines may appear randomly and the constraints of the lines may be overdefined.

Offset to both sides

Adds offset lines to the both sides of a baseline.

Fast mode

When Fast mode is selected, the offset line is drawn while you click the baseline.

• The side of the offset line is determined by which side of the baseline the cursor was on when you clicked it.

When Fast mode is not selected, the offset line is drawn only when you click the side.

Apply

Confirm the offset-line.

• After this, you can redefine the data, and click the next baseline.

Line properties

From the toolbar

The properties of offset lines are retrieved from the active Style on the ribbon bar.

Customized

You can define the properties of offset lines.

• When you select Customized, the program opens the Edit button.
• Click Edit to open the dialog box Line Properties.
• Define the properties of the offset lines and click OK to exit.

From the baseline

The program uses the properties of the selected baseline.