Create an Offset of a Shape

In CADFusion, select the Home tab.

In the Modify group, select Offset. The Offset operation comes into view in the Properties pane.

In the Properties pane, type the value that you want to use for the Rounding angle. Then press Enter.

For information about the Rounding angle property, how CADFusion applies it, and the values you can specify, refer to How CADFusion Applies Rounding Angles to Outside Corners.

In your project, click one of the lines of the shape for which you want to apply the offset.

If you select an open shape, move the mouse to one of the sides of the shape to create the offset that you want. Then click again to complete it.

If you select a closed shape, do one of the following:

Move the mouse in to make an inward offset of the shape. Then click again to complete it.
Move the mouse out to make an outward offset of the shape. Then click again to complete it.
In the Properties pane, type the value of the Offset distance. A positive value creates an outward offset. A negative value creates an inward offset. Then press Enter to complete the offset.

Examples of Offsets

To see the results for typical values of 0°, 90°, and 180° rounding angles and specified distances for inward and outward offsets, refer to the examples that follow. Each example shows a shape with different rounding angles and offset distances applied. Before these values are applied, the shape will show as follows.

Shape with Rounding Angles and Outward Offsets

Example: Shape with 0° Rounding Angle and Outward Offset Distance of 10

Example

The shape that follows has a Rounding angle of 0° and an outward offset with an Offset distance of 10.

Table: Shape — Rounding Angle 0°, Outward Offset Distance 10

Figure Label	Name	Description
	Shape	The shape that you use to create an offset.
	Offset Shape	A preview of how the outward offset shape looks before you complete it. The offset is based on the properties that you specify in the Properties pane.
	90° Inside Corner	CADFusion does not round inside corners that are part of the offset. The Rounding angle property applies to outside corners only.
	45° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion does not round because the rounding angle that you specified is less than the 45° angle of this corner. CADFusion also does not round corners if the rounding angle that you specify is equal to the angle of the outside corner.
	135° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion does not round because the rounding angle that you specified is less than the 135° angle of this corner. CADFusion also does not round corners if the rounding angle that you specify is equal to the angle of the outside corner.

Example: Shape with 90° Rounding Angle and Outward Offset Distance of 10

Example

The shape that follows has a Rounding angle of 90° and an outward offset with an Offset distance of 10.

Table: Shape Rounding Angle 90° — Figure Labels

Figure Label	Name	Description
	Shape	The shape that you use to create an offset.
	Offset Shape	A preview of how the outward offset shape looks before you complete it. The offset is based on the properties that you specify in the Properties pane.
	90° Inside Corner	CADFusion does not round inside corners that are part of the offset. The Rounding angle property applies to outside corners only.
	45° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion rounds because the rounding angle that you specified is greater than the 45° angle of this corner.
	135° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion does not round because the rounding angle that you specified is less than the 135° angle of this corner. CADFusion also does not round corners if the rounding angle that you specify is equal to the angle of the outside corner.

Example: Shape with 180° Rounding Angle and Outward Offset Distance of 10

Example

The shape that follows has a Rounding angle of 180° and an outward offset with an Offset distance of 10.

Table: Shape Rounding Angle 180° — Figure Labels

Figure Label	Name	Description
	Shape	The shape that you use to create an offset.
	Offset Shape	A preview of how the outward offset shape looks before you complete it. The offset is based on the properties that you specify in the Properties pane.
	90° Inside Corner	CADFusion does not round inside corners that are part of the offset. The Rounding angle property applies to outside corners only.
	45° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion rounds because the rounding angle that you specified is greater than the 45° angle of this corner.
	135° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion rounds because the rounding angle that you specified is greater than the 135° angle of this corner.

Shape with Rounding Angles and Inward Offsets

Example: Shape with 90° Rounding Angle and Inward Offset Distance of -10

Example

The shape that follows has a Rounding angle of 90° and an inward offset with an Offset distance of -10.

Table: Rounding Angle 90°, Inward Offset Distance -10

Figure Label	Name	Description
	Shape	The shape that you use to create an offset.
	Offset Shape	A preview of how the inward offset shape looks before you complete it. The offset is based on the properties that you specify in the Properties pane.
	90° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion does not round because the rounding angle that you specified is equal to the 90° angle of this corner. CADFusion also does not round corners if the rounding angle that you specify is less than the angle of the outside corner.
	90° Inside Corner	CADFusion does not round inside corners that are part of the offset. The Rounding angle property applies to outside corners only.

Example: Shape with 180° Rounding Angle and Inward Offset Distance of -10

Example

The shape that follows has a Rounding angle of 180° and an inward offset with an Offset distance of -10.

Table: Rounding Angle 180°, Inward Offset Distance -10

Figure Label	Name	Description
	Shape	The shape that you use to create an offset.
	Offset Shape	A preview of how the inward offset shape looks before you complete it. The offset is based on the properties that you specify in the Properties pane.
	90° Outside Corner	An outside corner that CADFusion rounds because the rounding angle that you specified is greater than the 90° angle of this corner.
	90° Inside Corner	CADFusion does not round inside corners that are part of the offset. The Rounding angle property applies to outside corners only.

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