Offset through error

[Anonymous]

Hi all!

I recently noticed that the function offset is not working properly. The issue is that when I  use offset with through and insert a value, for example 200, the line goes 196.2.

I think it's because I changed a setting without realizing it but

I have no clue how to fix it. Any idea would be great!

Thanks!

[jayhar]

Hi,

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[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> when I  use offset with through

With option THROUGH you are specifying a point, but not a distance.

If you want to have 200 as offset-distance, then don't use the THROUGH option, just enter the distance, that's it.

Why do you get strange results when you are using the option THROUGH the following happens:

• you are asked to show the object to offset (at a specific point, that will be important later)
• you selected option THROUGH
• you positioned you cursor to any position near your graphic and enter 200

NOW ... your current mouse position in relation to your first point (important as described about) defines a vector and entering 200 means for AutoCAD (like drawing a line with the second point):

"From point 1 in direction of current mouse with a length of 200" ... that is the point (again important:) your new offset object has to go through.

And as long as your mouse position is not 90° from your entity and point 1 the offset distance will always be smaller than the distance you enter.

Maybe this video shows the effect, I run offset and along the orange dashed line and that shows that it's just the "through-point" you are defining by start-point/direction/distance:

HTH, - alfred -