OffsetNormal

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Offset Normal to Surface

The OffsetNormal command copies a curve on a surface in the normal direction of the surface so that all locations on the copied curve are a specified distance from the original curve.

Steps

  1. Select a curve on a surface.
  2. Select the base surface.
  3. Specify the offset distance.
    The selected curve is pulled back to the surface first. The offset distance is calculated from the surface.
  4. Pick a location to set another distance, or press Enter if the offset should be a uniform distance from the original.
Command-line options

SetBasePoint

Specifies the first point for a distance for the offset if it should be different from the point where the curve was selected.

Flip

Reverses the direction. Positive values for the distance follow the direction arrows.

See also

Create curves from other objects

 

 

 

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