Offsetting the Mesh

You can compute a thin offset of the mesh, in the direction of the weighted normals of the points.

Note: Auto-intersections are not managed.

  1. From the Digitized Data section of the action bar, click Mesh Offset and select a mesh.
  2. Select a mesh.
  3. Modify the offset value with the ruler.

    The direction of the offset is given by the sign of the value.

    The offset is automatically computed.
  4. Double-click anywhere in the work area to validate.
    The element Offset Mesh.x is created.
    Note: If required, use Free Edges to create scans on the offset mesh.