Objects creation and modification
Offsetting an object
Overview     Operations     Commands

The command OFFSET creates a new object with the same shape as a selected object. Offsetting a circle or an arc creates a larger or smaller circle or arc, depending on the specified offsetting side.  

It is possible to offset:

• lines
• arcs
• circles
• ellipses and elliptical arcs, resulting in an oval shaped spline
• polylines
• regions
• smart shapes
• splines

Special cases for offsetting polylines, regions and splines

Splines, regions and polylines are trimmed automatically when the offset distance is larger than the one that can be accommodated.