Sketch.offset Method

Parent Object: Sketch
Defined in namespace "adsk::fusion" and the header file is <Fusion/Sketch/Sketch.h>

Description

This function is retired. See more information in the 'Remarks' section below.

Creates offset curves for the set of input curves. If the offset distance is not provided, the offset distance is defined by the direction point.

Remarks

To access the full capabilities supported by offset, you should use the createOffsetInput and addOffset2 methods.

"sketch_var" is a variable referencing a Sketch object.

# Uses no optional arguments.
returnValue = sketch_var.offset(curves, directionPoint)

# Uses optional arguments.
returnValue = sketch_var.offset(curves, directionPoint, offset)

Return Value

Type	Description
ObjectCollection	A collection of the new offset sketch curves created

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
curves	ObjectCollection	A set of end connected curves. The Sketch.FindConnectedCurves method is a convenient way to get this set of curves.
directionPoint	Point3D	Defines which side of the input curves to create the offset on
offset	double	The distance to offset the curves in centimeters. This is an optional argument whose default value is 0.0.

Samples

Name	Description
Sketch fillet and offset API Sample	Demonstrates the creation of a fillet in a sketch and offset a set of curves.

Version

Introduced in version August 2014
Retired in version September 2024