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Offset
Offset the edges of 2D curve or solid objects in the normal direction.
Syntax
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Offset");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).setAttribute(attribute,<value>);
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getAttribute(attribute);
Description
Use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Offset") to create an offset feature tagged <ftag> in the 2D geometry sequence with the tag <tag>.
Use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection("input") to select the entities to offset. To set the selection level for the selection object, and to select the input entities see Geometry Object Selection Methods. For example, use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection("input").init(1) to set the selection to be a selection of boundaries (geometric entities of dimension 1) for the offset feature with the tag <ftag> in the 2D geometry sequence with the tag <tag>.
The following properties are available:
Table 3-115: Valid Property/value Pairs for Offset
Property
Value
Default
Description
input
Selection
 
Objects, domains or boundaries to offset.
keep
on | off
on
Keep input objects.
distance
double
0
Offset distance.
reverse
on | off
off
Reverse the offset direction.
convexcorner
fillet | tangent | extend | noconnection
fillet
Handling of offset edges in convex corners.
trim
on | off
on
Trim the offset edges in concave corners.
selresult
on | off
off
Create selections of all resulting objects.
selresultshow
all | obj | dom | bnd | pnt | off
dom
Show selections, if selresult is on, in physics, materials, and so on; or in 3D from a plane geometry. obj is not available in a component’s geometry
color
none | custom | integer between 1 and the number of colors in the current theme
none
The color of the selection, either given as an integer indicating a color in the color theme, or as a custom color in the customcolor property. Coloring is only available when selresult in active.
customcolor
RGB-triplet
Next available theme color
The color to use. Active when color is set to custom.
contributeto
String
none
Tag of cumulative selection to contribute to.
The following attributes are available:
Table 3-116: Valid attributes
Name
Value
Default
Description
construction
on | off | inherit
inherit
Designate the resulting objects as construction geometry. Use inherit to set the construction geometry attribute only if all input objects are construction geometry.
See Also
 Thicken2D