OFFSET ISSUES

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I'm not sure what I have done but I now have a problem with offsetting objects. beforehand, I could use the offset command, type in the distance, enter/click and then pick the next line and choose a new offset distance. But now an X and Y option appears and i cannot just type in a new distance. To add a new distance I have to cancel the command and start it again.

I have no idea what setting I have changed but it never use to do this on my current computer and it doesnt do this on the university computers either. Below are a few screenshots of the options available after the first offset click and after inputting a distance and choosing another line.

any help to get my settings back to how they were will be much appreciated.

thanks

[imadHabash]

Hi,

Try to press (F12)..

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

welcome @forums.autodesk.com!

>> beforehand, I could use the offset command, type in the distance, enter/click

>> and then pick the next line and choose a new offset distance

Which version of AutoCAD are you running now and which one do you speak about when you say "beforehand"

I have now tried it back to AutoCAD 2010 and after the distance was entered the loop "select object" "show side" "select object" "show side" was in 2010 the same as in current AutoCAD 2017. So I guess you had a customization/tool/... and so your own offset function?

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

using version 2016... its the same version as always but I must have done something i was unaware of because it was working the way i liked it. However, now it doesn't.

In regards to the tool. I have only recently downloaded AutoCAD this year and had never used it before. Also havn't downloaded any extras. I can upload photos screenshots from the uni computers of how the command works tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Tried f12 and it only turned off the co-ordinates... the result is still the same as always.

thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I can upload photos screenshots from the uni computers of how the command works

Does that mean you compare two different system? One is yours and the other one is a workstation at your uni?

And the OFFSET command works different on that two systems?

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Correct but, my home workstation was working the same way as the
workstations at uni. I must have accidentally changed something on my
personal station because it the offset command no longer works the same way.

Thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> my home workstation was working the same way as the workstations at uni.

Then please let us know which version and which type of AutoCAD is installed at your uni's workstation.

Because with plain AutoCAD and without customization the OFFSET command only asks once for the distance and then (as long as the command is not interrupted/finished) it cycles between object/side/object/side...

- alfred -

[RobDraw]

AFAIK, in order to change the offset distance, the command needs to be restarted.  i tried a few different settings to see if I could get something different to no avail.

[M_Hensley]

I would try to reset back to default settings under Start, all programs, Autodesk, AutoCAD version, reset settings to default

[RobDraw]

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@M_Hensley wrote:

I would try to reset back to default settings under Start, all programs, Autodesk, AutoCAD version, reset settings to default

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Have you seen offset work the way the OP has described it?

[M_Hensley]

No, I haven't. Which tells me AutoCAD may not be not in its default condition and perhaps putting it back might help.

[RobDraw]

I'm not sure I understand, but I haven't had enough coffee, yet.

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:
... the same way as the workstations at uni. 

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Create a Screencast recording on the university computer.

Are you sure you weren't doing Offset with the Through option rather than distance?

End all doubt - record the screencast.

[RobDraw]

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JDMather wrote:Are you sure you weren't doing Offset with the Through option rather than distance?

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That's it! With the through option, a distance can be entered with each offset.

[Anonymous]

Here is a screen cast using the University workstations. Pleaes bear with the quality as I had to use Citrix receiver to access the uni workstation while at home. 

As you can see, it has a completely different option compared to the screen shots from my personal workstation, allowing me to add any distance I want at each click or not changing the distance and it reverting back to the original distance set.

This is how my personal workstation was working untill recently and I have no idea what I've done to change it.

thanks for your guys assistance so far!

-Leroy

[JDMather]

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s3588650 wrote: 

This is how my personal workstation was working until recently and I have no idea what I've done to change it.

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What happens if you type O and hit Enter and then T and hit Enter?

Do you now see the behavior that you expect?

Edit: Never mind - I can't figure out why there is any problem figuring out the command behavior.

[BCAdair · Accepted solution]

I know this is an old post, but for those like me still wondering what happened. Make sure you have Enable Dimension Input where possible checked on the Dynamic Input Settings.

[Kent1Cooper]

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@BCAdair wrote:
I know this is an old post, but for those ...

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... who would like an OFFSET command in which you can  change the Offset distance, and/or switch between a specified distance and the Through option, without  exiting and re-starting the command, try OffsetRunningOptions.lsp, available >here<.

[markMZK6U]

This IS the solution.

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@BCAdair wrote:
I know this is an old post, but for those like me still wondering what happened. Make sure you have Enable Dimension Input where possible checked on the Dynamic Input Settings.

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