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Equidistant to curve |
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You can plot a curve equidistant to the base curve. You can use the following as the base curve:
•spatial curve,
•edge,
•sketch line,
•a chain of the above objects in any combination.
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Using curves with subordinate objects-curves (projection curve, intersection curve, etc.) has particular features. Details... |
To plot an equidistant curve, use the Equidistant to curve 
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Step-by-step instructions
1.Select the base curve in the graphic area. The name of the selected object is displayed in the Curve field on the Parameter Panel. A phantom of the equidistant curve with default settings is displayed in the graphic area. The starting vertex of the base curve is marked with the arrow of plotting direction of the equidistant curve.
2.The direction of building the equidistant curve can be changed by pressing the Change Direction button 
to the right of the Curve field.
3.Set the method of plotting the equidistant curve using the Offset group of buttons on the Parameter Panel:
By direction in space. Details...
Along Surface. Details...
4.You cat set the name, The color and Display parameters equidistant to a curve. To do that, use the Properties section.
5.To complete the operation, click the Create an object 
button.
The equidistant curve will be displayed in the graphic area; its icon will be displayed in the Design Tree .
6.To complete operation of the command, click the Finish 
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At zero offset the equidistant curve is a copy of the base one. This copy is a single object even if the base curve is a collection of curves. |
Tips
•You can set values of linear and angular parameters in the graphic area using defining points (see Section Defining Points of Objects).
•You can use the geometrical calculator.
•You can assign tolerances to the values of the operation parameters expressed in linear and angular values. To do this, invoke the Tolerance command located in the menu of the required parameter, or click the 
icon displayed in the parameter field (the icon is displayed if a tolerance is assigned to the parameter value). More details on assigning tolerance...
