Enter an Offset
Use the Offset control to specify an offset from a given line. "Offset" appears on the Status Bar when the control is active.
Offset controls give you access to these commands on the context menu:
- Distance + Distance Snap
- Distance Snap
- Factor of Distance Snap
- Offset at Point Snap
- Point to Point Snap
- Radius of Arc Snap
To specify an offset:
- Pick a point in a graphic view to define the coordinate through which the offset will pass. The control uses the perpendicular distance from the line to the specified position to calculate the offset distance.
- Type a distance value in the Offset box. From the end of the line closest to where it was picked, looking to the other end, positive offsets are to the right and negative offsets are to the left of the line.
- Right-click in a graphic view, select a snap command from the context menu, and specify the necessary parameters. The At Point Snap command gives you the ability to use any of the point snap modes to specify the offset distance from a specific point to the line.
