You can create geodesic 3D sketch offsets entities with the Offset on Surface
tool.
Click Offset on Surface
(Sketch toolbar) or to open the Offset on Surface
PropertyManager.
Previously, you were able to create only Euclidean offsets on surfaces.
The Offset on Surface PropertyManager has
the following offset options:
| Geodesic
offset |
Creates an offset distance that is the
shortest possible distance between the selected edge and the resultant
offset entity, taking the support curvature into account. |
| Euclidean
offset |
Creates a linear offset distance
between the selected edge and the offset entity that does not include
the curvature of surface. |
| 1 |
Offset sketch entity |
| 2 |
Euclidean offset distance
(measured as a linear distance) |
| 3 |
Geodesic offset distance
(measured along the surface) |
| 4 |
Selected edge for
offset |
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