offsetCos

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Create a new curve on surface which is an offset of an existing curve on surface. The 'distance' attribute defines how far the offset curve should be from the original curve, and the 'tolerance' attribute sets the accuracy required. 'subdivisionDensity' defines how many times the offset curve spans can be subdivided in order to match the required tolerance. If there are sharp corners on the original curve, the offset curve may break into separate sections at these points. The attribute 'connectBreaks' can be set to ensure such breaks are filled, either with a linear or a circular curve section. In some cases the offset curve may contain a loop. The attribute 'cutLoop' can be set to cut off such loops.

Related nodes

ffBlendSrfObsolete, roundConstantRadius, extendSurface, avgSurfacePoints, alignSurface, bevel, insertKnotSurface

Attributes (9)

checkPoints, connectBreaks, cutLoop, distance, inputCurve, outputCurve, stitch, subdivisionDensity, tolerance

Long name (short name)	Type	Default	Flags
connectBreaks (cb)	enum	2
Connect breaks method (between gaps): 0 - off, 1 - circular, 2 - linear
checkPoints (cp)	short	3
Checkpoints for fit quality per span. Not advisable to change this value.
cutLoop (cl)	bool	false
Do loop cutting.
inputCurve (ic)	nurbsCurve	NULL
The input curve
distance (d)	distance (double)	1.0cm
Offset distance
outputCurve (oc)	nurbsCurve	NULL
Output curves
stitch (st)	bool	true
Stitch curve segments together. Not advisable to change this value.
subdivisionDensity (sd)	integer	5
Maximum subdivision density per span
tolerance (tol)	distance (double)	0.01cm
Tolerance