Complex widenings in offset alignment

Complex widenings in offset alignment

nkiakas
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Complex widenings in offset alignment

nkiakas
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Hi every body.

 

I am trying to create the offset (red color) alignment of the attached example without any results.

Its is critical to let the offset alignment to have matching point with the main alignment (offset length to be zero)

Does anyone know if tis offset alignment is doable and how?

 

Thank you in advance

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EliANewlines
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When you create an offset alignment, the dialog box will not let you input 0 for the offset width. However, after the offset alignment is created, say with offset 10, you can select it and open "offset parameters" in the ribbon, where you can change the offset to 0, under "nominal offset" top right. Thus, in your case you can create an offset alignment with offset 0 using this method, and then you can add widenings as needed. This will ensure that your start and end point both have an offset of 0.

Note however, that (as far as I'm aware) you cannot begin or end an offset alignment with a transition region. It must start and end with a parallel region. From your attached picture, I cannot tell if your alignment begins at Point A and ends at Point B, or if it extends further in both directions. If it starts at A and ends at B, you will have to create a parallel region 0.0001' long at both ends before the transitions.

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nkiakas
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Yes this one at least partially and tricky working

Thank you @EliANewlines