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436 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
Command line SOLIDEDIT
Offset Faces on 3D Solids
On a 3D solid, you can uniformly offset faces by a specified distance. New
faces are created by offsetting existing ones inside or outside at a specified
distance from their original positions (offsetting works in the direction of the
face’s normal or the positive side of the surface or face). For example, you can
offset larger or smaller holes on a solid object. Specifying a positive value
increases the size or volume of the solid; a negative value decreases the size
or volume of the solid. You can also use a through point to specify the offset
distance.
To offset a face on a solid object
1 From the Modify menu, choose Solids Editing ➤ Offset Faces.
2 Select the face to offset (1).
3 Select additional faces or press
ENTER to offset.
4 Specify the offset distance.
5 Press
ENTER to complete the command.
Note Holes inside a solid object offset smaller as the volume of the solid gets
larger.
Command line SOLIDEDIT
face selected rotation point selected face rotated about Z axis 35°
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face selected face offset = 1 face offset = –1
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