About Modifying Offsets

In Offset.x dialog box you can modify the offset definition. You can modify its mode, corner type and propagation.

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Modifying Offsets

Offset Definition Dialog Box

In this dialog box, you can modify the offset definition.

Parallel corner type

This option specifies whether corners should be round or sharp.

  • Round

  • or Sharp

    Note that this option applies only when the offset results in extrapolated curves.

Offset Mode

When offsetting a face, Offset Mode specifies whether you want to intersect and offset (Intersect and offset) or to project and offset (Project and offset) the face.

No Canonical Curve

This option lets you create a complex curve instead of canonical curve.

Propagation

These options let you offset a 3D element using the propagation of an edge.

  • Type: specifies what type of offset propagation should be applied to the selected reference element:
    • No propagation,
    • Tangent propagation: offsets the element you select as well as the elements tangent to it.
    • Point propagation: duplicates the element you select as well as the connected elements.
  • Reference Element: indicates which edge should be used as a reference for the propagation. Select this field and then select the reference edge in the sketch.

Construction element

This option lets you convert a standard element into a construction element.

About Editing Offsets

There are a few things that you need to know when editing offsets.

  • When offsetting a face, if there is an intersection between the face and the sketch plane, by default, it is this intersection which is offset (rather than the projection of the face edges). In this case, if you want to offset the projection of the face edges, you can modify the offset as explained in the section below:
  • You can offset the intersection between a face and a sketch plane without explicitly creating this intersection.
  • lf you offset a multi-domain face, the face that is closer from the cursor is offset.
  • If you isolate a composite mark, as many simple geometry elements as the mark was containing are created and the associativity will not be available anymore.
  • Only 3D elements can be offset with associativity.
  • There is no propagation on 3D edges.
  • Typing a negative offset value reverses the offset direction.
  • Multi-domain elements cannot be offset in one shot.
  • If you apply the Parents/Children...command to a sketch containing an offset obtained after selecting a face or an edge, the Parents command shows the last solid feature that modified the offset geometry. To see an example of this, see Sketcher Users' Guide: Projecting 3D Elements onto the Sketch Plane.