Offset (Face)

Access: Open this function from the following location:

Create one or more faces that are offset from existing faces.

The following offset options are available:

Demo: Press the button below to view a short movie demonstrating the function:	Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature).
Extend Offset:


Don't Extend Offset:

Notes:

When the Stitch Properties option is selected, the newly created faces are automatically stitched to adjacent active faces if they completely share a common edge. If you do not want auto-stitching, make sure that objects containing the adjacent faces are deactivated. See Activate / Deactivate.
The default color of the offset faces is defined in the Preferences.

General Interaction

The following is the Feature Guide for Offset:

Tip: You can open the Feature Guide at any time by right-clicking the mouse in the graphic display area.

Required Step 1 : Pick one or more faces /object , set the global offset value, and choose the offset side.

Optional Step 1 : Set local (non-uniform) offset values for specific faces.