Offset

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Offset

Modify > Offset (select from Main Menu)

Offset Offset (click icon on Modify Objects Bar)

Create parallel copies of an object.

The behaviour of Offset depends on the object:

Arc: Creates arcs at the same center as the original, with the same start and end angles.

Circle: Creates circles within or outside the original circle.

Polyline/Polygon: Creates polygons/polylines within or outside the original object.

Line: Creates parallel copies of the line.

You will be prompted at the command line:

Indicate side/direction of offset object(s). Hereby you can specify whether the offset object are within, outside or on what side of the  the original object.

Enter distance of offset.

Repetitions [n] (negative repetition offsets symmetrically in both directions): Hereby you can specify the number of objects to be created. A negative number will create objects symmetrically in both directions of the original object.