Subject: Making parallel copies

You can use the offset feature to copy selected entities and align them parallel to the original entities at a specified distance. You can make parallel, offset entities using arcs, circles, ellipses, elliptical arcs, lines, two-dimensional polylines, rays, and infi­nite lines.    

Making parallel, offset copies of curved entities creates larger or smaller curves, depending on which side of the original entity you place the copy. For example, plac­ing a parallel copy of a circle outside the circle creates a larger concentric circle; posi­tioning the copy inside the circle creates a smaller concentric circle.

To make a parallel copy by specifying the distance

   1   Do one of the following to choose Offset ():

   On the ribbon, choose Edit > Offset (in Modify).

   On the menu, choose Modify > Basic Editing > Offset.

   On the Modify toolbar, click the Offset tool.

   Type offset and then press Enter.

   2   Specify the distance by selecting two points or by entering a distance.

   3   Select the entity to copy.

   4   Specify on which side of the entity to place the parallel copy.

   5   Select another entity to copy, or press Enter to complete the command.

 

To make a parallel copy, specify the distance between copies by entering a distance or selecting two points (A and B), select the entity to copy (C), and specify on which side to place the copy (D).

 

Result.

To make a parallel copy passing through a point

   1   Do one of the following to choose Offset ():     

   On the ribbon, choose Edit > Offset (in Modify).

   On the menu, choose Modify > Basic Editing > Offset.

   On the Modify toolbar, click the Offset tool.

   Type offset and then press Enter.

   2   In the prompt box, choose Through Point.

   3   Select the entity to copy.

   4   Specify the point for the entity to pass through.

   5   Repeat steps 3 and 4, or press Enter to complete the command.

 

To make a parallel copy passing through a point, select the entity to copy (A) and then specify the through point (B).

 

Use additional offset options.
When first starting the Offset command, you can choose Erase to determine whether the source entity is deleted after it is offset and Layer to determine on which layer the offset entities are created.

Making_parallel_copies
© Copyright 2023. BackToCAD Technologies LLC. All rights reserved. Kazmierczak® is a registered trademark of Kazmierczak Software GmbH. Print2CAD, CADdirect, CAD.direct, CAD Direct, CAD.bot, CAD Bot, are Trademarks of BackToCAD Technologies LLC. DWG is the name of Autodesk’s proprietary file format and technology used in AutoCAD® software and related products. Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, AutoCAD, DWG are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. This website is independent of Autodesk, Inc., and is not authorized by, endorsed by, sponsored by, affiliated with, or otherwise approved by Autodesk, Inc. The material and software have been placed on this Internet site under the authority of the copyright owner for the sole purpose of viewing of the materials by users of this site. Users, press or journalists are not authorized to reproduce any of the materials in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including data storage and retrieval systems, recording, printing or photocopying.