3 \page offset_operation_page Offset Surface
5 \n To produce an <b>Offset Surface</b> in the <b>Main Menu</b> select
6 <b>Operations - > Transformation - > Offset Surface</b>
8 \n This operation translates each point of an \b Object (a set of
9 Objects) along a local normal by a given \b Offset distance (signed
10 number, negative value meaning inner offset).
11 \n \b Offset operation is applicable to faces, shells and solids.
12 \n The \b Result will be a \b GEOM_Object
13 \n <b>TUI Command:</b> <em>geompy.MakeOffset(Shape, Offset),</em>
14 where Shape is a shape(s) which has to be an offset, Offset is a value of
16 \n <b>Arguments:</b> Name + Object (face(s), shell(s), solid(s)) +
18 \n <b>Advanced option:</b>
19 \ref restore_presentation_parameters_page "Set presentation parameters and sub-shapes from arguments".
21 \image html transformation11.png
25 \image html offsetsn.png "The box and its offset surface"
27 Our <b>TUI Scripts</b> provide you with useful examples of the use of
28 \ref tui_offset "Transformation Operations".