1 .. |offset.icon| image:: images/offset.png
6 Offset operation offsets sketch entities on a given distance.
7 Gaps are filled by arcs.
8 Offset is performed outside a closed contour or to the right
9 of an open one, unless the **Reversed** flag is not set.
11 To create an Offset in the active Sketch:
13 #. select in the Main Menu *Sketch - > Offset* item or
14 #. click |offset.icon| **Offset** button in Sketch toolbar:
18 .. image:: images/Offset_panel.png
26 - **Edges** is the list of segments (lines, circles, arcs) selected in the view.
27 - **Offset value** is the offset distance.
28 - **Reversed** sets the reversed offset side (inside a closed contour or to the left of an open one).
32 - **Select wire** button adds edges connected by coincident boundary constraint
33 and composing a wire with the already selected segments.
34 Not more than 2 edges can be connected with one coincident point.
38 .. py:function:: Sketch_1.addOffset(Objects, Distance, isReversed)
40 :param list: A list of objects.
41 :param real: An offset distance.
42 :param boolean: Reversed flag.
43 :return: Result object.
48 Created Offset appears in the view.
50 | The original and the offset objects are marked with a special sign.
51 | Offset object is drawn with a thinner line.
53 .. image:: images/Offset_res.png
59 **See Also** a sample TUI Script of :ref:`tui_create_offset` operation.