Offset

Function

Creates a parallel copy of a selected entity such as line, polyline, spline, arc, circle or rectangle.

Procedure

There are two methods to offset entities:

Run command first

1. Left click to select object to be offset

2. Specify offset distance by typing in a numeric value (or define distance on screen with two clicks)

3. Select side you want the parallel copy located

4. Right click or press enter to close out of command

Preselect item to offset

1. Select object to offset then click on the offset command

2. Specify offset distance by typing in a numeric value (or define distance on screen with two clicks)

3. Select side you want the parallel copy located

4. Right click or press enter to close out of command.