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Diamond Pattern Polyline Won't Offset

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Message 1 of 12
mdlweb
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Diamond Pattern Polyline Won't Offset

I have a diamond pattern that needs to be a polyline and also needs
to be offset on each side of the diamond. When I create a
polyline out of one diamond pattern and then try to offset the polyline
pattern a certain distance on each side, it will only let me offset to one
side and not the other.

 

Any ideas as to why?

 

 

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Message 2 of 12
pendean
in reply to: mdlweb

Post a sample DWG, let's all have a look.
Message 3 of 12
Charles_Shade
in reply to: mdlweb

Welcome to the Autodesk Forums!

 

Yes post the drawing but I suspect the Offset to the small side makes the diamond too small to display or negates it and therefore does not exist.

Message 4 of 12
mdlweb
in reply to: pendean

Here's a DWG file of it.

Message 5 of 12
Charles_Shade
in reply to: mdlweb

The Polyline is continuous and essentially turning over on itself. Part of it is inside and part outside which is why it goes back and forth. MC Escher would be proud.

Try the Attached red Diamond. Work better?

Message 6 of 12
mdlweb
in reply to: Charles_Shade

No.... That didn't seem to change anything.... This time it only offset part
of the Polyline and it even offset it to the opposite side the I chose to.

Weird!

Thanks,
Message 7 of 12
mdlweb
in reply to: mdlweb

It looks like it has something to do with the fact the 2 lines
in the middle of the diamonds actually cross over themselves,

so it won't allow it to do it.

Message 8 of 12
Charles_Shade
in reply to: mdlweb

Works fine here.

What is the Offset distance you are trying to use.

 

Message 9 of 12
mdlweb
in reply to: Charles_Shade

I need to use .015mm for each offset. Maybe that's the problem

Message 10 of 12
Charles_Shade
in reply to: mdlweb

Yes that is mucking with it here as well when that small. A simple closed polyline of a single shape works fine.

Can you make the piece a single shape?

If I leave a small distance between the lines where the diamond pinches down it will work. 

Message 11 of 12
mdlweb
in reply to: Charles_Shade

I can't have a space in the middle where they pinch. I also tried making it a BLOCK, but
you can't offset a BLOCK - Or at least I couldn't.

 

I will have to come up with another solution. Thanks for everyone's help!!

Message 12 of 12
mdlweb
in reply to: Charles_Shade

I will have to come up with another solution. Thanks for everyone's help!!

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