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Sketch Offset Command

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The Offset command duplicates sketch geometry at a distance from the original.

You can offset any sketch entities on the sketch plane. Offset supports individual lines and curves, a chain of connected entities, and profiles. You can only make one selection.

Create an Offset

In the graphics area, select an individual entity, a chain of connected entities, or a profile.
A valid selection highlights when you pause the cursor over it
Move the cursor, and click to create the offset, or enter a value.

NoteOffset entities do not keep a reference to the original geometry. You can change the length of any entity independently.

Offset an ellipse

Select and ellipse or elliptical arc.
If you click the ellipse near the major or minor axis, the offset result is an ellipse. The axis displays in the preview, and the offset distance is the same at the major and minor axes. Since an ellipse is created, the offset distance varies around the rest of the ellipse.
If you click the ellipse away from the major or minor axis, the offset result is an oval. The axis does not display in the preview, and the offset distance is the same around the entire ellipse.
NoteAn oval offset is locked. You cannot change the size or create an offset from it.

NoteThe center of an offset ellipse is constrained to the center of the original ellipse. You can select the combined center point and press delete to create individual center points.

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tomWed Oct 17, 2012 1:56 pmI am trying to find a way to duplicate a solid and this only tells me how to offset a line.
patrick.millerThu Oct 18, 2012 5:00 amHi Tom,

Depending on your desired result, there are a couple ways to do this. You could use pattern or mirror. This will create associative copies. You could remove the associativity using "Dissolve" from the context menu.

You could also use components. Create a new component then in the browser, drag the "Solid" node into the new component. Now you can copy/paste the component thru the context menu.

Patrick Miller
Autodesk
tomTue Oct 23, 2012 12:55 pmThank you, very much, Patrick. For a newbie, I am having a lot of trouble trying to figure out the simplest things with Inventor Fusion. The steps needed to do some very simple things are not very intuitive a lot of the times, I have to say.

But I really appreciate your help with this!