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# If you have not yet selected an object: select an object in the [[3D_view|3D view]]. |
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# To define the offset distance do one of the following: |
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#* Pick a point |
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#* Make sure the pointer is on the correct side of the object in the [[3D_view|3D view]] and enter a {{MenuCommand|Distance}}. |
#* Make sure the pointer is on the correct side of the object in the [[3D_view|3D view]] and enter a {{MenuCommand|Distance}}. |
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Revision as of 08:27, 11 June 2021
Draft Offset |
Menu location |
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Modification → Offset |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
O S |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
Draft Scale, Part 2D Offset |
Description
The Offset tool moves the selected object by a given distance (offset) perpendicular to itself.
Typically this tool is used in copy mode to create offset copies of a base wire while leaving this wire in the same place. The offset copies are scaled versions of the original object. To create other scaled copies use Draft Scale. To produce exact copies shifted a distance use Draft Move.
Offsetting a wire a certain distance from one of its edges
Usage
See also: Draft Snap and Draft Constrain.
- Optionally select one object.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Draft Offset button.
- Select the Modification → Offset option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: O then S.
- If you have not yet selected an object: select an object in the 3D view.
- To define the offset distance do one of the following:
Options
The single character keyboard shortcut and the modifier keys mentioned here can be changed. See Draft Preferences.
- If the OCC-style offset checkbox is checked a special offset style is used: open Draft Wires are offset on both sides, and new edges are connected with rounded corners. This only works for planar Draft objects with at least two straight edges. Note that with this style a new non-parametric object is created, and if copy mode is off the original object is deleted.
- Press P or click the Copy checkbox to toggle copy mode. If copy mode is on, the command will create an offset copy instead of offsetting the original object.
- Holding down Alt before picking points in the 3D view will also toggle copy mode. While Alt is held down multiple offset points can be picked. Release Alt to finish the command and see the created copies.
- Hold down Shift to keep the offset distance linked to the current segment.
- Press Esc or the Close button to abort the command.
Preferences
See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.
- To change the number of decimals used for the input of the distance: Edit → Preferences... → General → Units → Units settings → Number of decimals.
- To store and reuse the same copy mode setting across commands: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → General settings → Draft tools options → Global copy mode.
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
To offset objects use the offset
method of the Draft module. The method can only handle Draft Wires, Draft Circles, Draft Rectangles, Draft Polygons and Draft BSplines.
offset_obj = offset(obj, delta, copy=False, bind=False, sym=False, occ=False)
obj
is the object to be offset.delta
contains the offset information:- For Draft Wires, Draft Rectangles and Draft Polygons it is an offset vector that must be perpendicular to the first segment of the object.
- For Draft Circles it is the new radius.
- For Draft BSplines it is a list of new points.
- If
copy
isTrue
the original object is kept and a new object is created. - If
bind
isTrue
a face is created by connecting the shape of the original object and the shape of its offset. This only works for open Draft Wires. - If
sym
isTrue
, andbind
isTrue
as well, the offset is made on both sides of the original object, the total width being the length of the given vector. This only works for open Draft Wires. - If
occ
isTrue
OCC-style offsetting is used. See Options. Ifocc
isTrue
thebind
andsym
arguments are ignored. offset_obj
is returned with the original offset object, or with the new object. Ifbind
isTrue
orocc
isTrue
, the new object is aPart::Feature
object.
Example:
import FreeCAD as App
import Draft
doc = App.newDocument()
p1 = App.Vector(0, 0, 0)
p2 = App.Vector(1500, 2000, 0)
p3 = App.Vector(4000, 0, 0)
wire = Draft.make_wire([p1, p2, p3])
doc.recompute()
vector = App.Vector(-200, 150, 0)
offset1 = Draft.offset(wire, vector, copy=True, bind=True, sym=True)
offset2 = Draft.offset(wire, 3*vector, copy=True)
offset3 = Draft.offset(wire, 6*vector, copy=True)
offset4 = Draft.offset(wire, 9*vector, copy=True)
offset5 = Draft.offset(wire, 1.5*vector, copy=True, occ=True)
doc.recompute()
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