Access Methods

 Ribbon: Surface tabCreate panelOffsetNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

 Menu: DrawModelingSurfacesOffsetNot available in menus in the current workspace

 Toolbar: Offset Surface

Summary

Reverse the direction of the offset with the Flip Direction option.

List of Prompts

The following prompts display.

Specify Offset Distance

Specifies the distance between the offset surface and the original surface.

Flip Direction

Reverses the offset direction shown by the arrows.

Both Sides

Offsets the surface in both directions (creates two new surfaces in instead of one).

Solid

Creates a solid from the offset. This is similar to the THICKEN command.

Connect

Connects multiple offset surfaces, if the original surfaces are connected.

Expression

Enter a formula or equation to specify the distance of the surface offset. See Constrain a Design with Formulas and Equations.