From the Draw menu, click Offsets… to select an offset
OFFSET COPY creates a parallel copy of a selected entity chain at a specified offset distance. OFFSET COPY works with "connected" lines, circles, arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs, paths, polygons, and splines. Entities must share endpoints to continue the sequence or "chain". If more than two entities share the same endpoint, CC3 must make a best guess as to the direction the chain is to take. This command can be used to make corridors.
Offset copies of splines and ellipses are path entities that are parallel to the originals.
The prompt reads "Distance [n]:". To specify an offset distance:
· Right-click or press ENTER to accept the default or prior radius;
· Use the mouse to visually pick two points the desired distance apart, or;
· Type a new value for the offset distance and press ENTER.
The prompt reads "Chain entity:". Use the pick cursor to select an entity whose endpoint is shared with at least one other entity.
The prompt reads "Pick a side:". Indicate on which side of the entity chain you wish the offset to be drawn.
CC3 draws the offset copy and terminates the command.
Text equivalent: OFFSETCPY
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