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Offset Surface


To produce an Offset Surface in the Main Menu select Operations - > Transformation - > Offset Surface


This operation translates each point of an Object (a set of Objects) along a local normal by a given Offset distance (signed number, negative value meaning inner offset).
Offset operation is applicable to faces, shells and solids.
The Result will be a GEOM_Object
TUI Command: geompy.MakeOffset(Shape, Offset), where Shape is a shape(s) which has to be an offset, Offset is a value of the offset.
Arguments: Name + Object (face(s), shell(s), solid(s)) + Offset value
Advanced option: Set presentation parameters and sub-shapes from arguments.

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Example:

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The box and its offset surface

Our TUI Scripts provide you with useful examples of the use of Transformation Operations.

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