User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Taking the AutoCAD Tour
- Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
- Lesson: Selecting Objects in the Drawing
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
- Lesson: Changing the Angle of an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
- Lesson: Creating Object Patterns
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Size
- Challenge Exercise: Grips
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
- Chapter 5: Altering Objects
- Lesson: Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
- Lesson: Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
- Lesson: Joining Objects
- Lesson: Breaking an Object into Two Objects
- Lesson: Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
- Lesson: Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
- Lesson: Changing Part of an Object's Shape
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
376 ■ Chapter 5: Altering Objects
4.
Select a point on the side where you want to place the new objects.
5.
Select another object to offset or exit the command.
Procedure: Offsetting Geometry Through a Point
The following steps give an overview of using the Offset command with the Through option to offset a
line through a point on a circle.
1.
On the Home tab, click Modify panel > Offset.
2.
Right-click anywhere in the drawing. Click Through. You can also enter t on the command line.
3.
Select the object to offset.
4.
Specify the point through which to offset the object. Note: The top horizontal line represents the
position of the object after the offset. If it were extended, it would pass through the point indicated by
the cursor.
5.
Select another object to offset or exit the command.