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Plotting an equidistant surface |
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To plot a surface equidistant to the base surface, use the Surface Equidistant Line 
command.
Step-by-step instructions
1.Select the base surface in the graphic area. The name of the selected object is displayed in the Surface field on the Parameter Panel. If you use all faces of a solid or surface as a base surface, then you can select this solid or surface in the Design tree. A phantom of the equidistant surface is displayed in the graphic area.
2.Enter the distance between the base surface and the new surface in the Distance field on the Parameter Panel.
3.You can reverse the direction of the plotting the surface from the base surface using the Reverse Direction 
button located to the right of the Distance field.
4.You cat set the name of the equidistant line of the surface and its display parameters using the controls in the Properties section on the Parameter Panel. Control of the color and optical properties of objects...
5.To complete the operation, click Create object 
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The equidistant line of the surface will be displayed in the graphic area; its icon .
6.To complete operation of the command, click Finish 
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At zero offset the equidistant surface is a copy of the base one. This way you can create the required number of the copies of the base surface of several solids or parts. |
Tips
•You can set the distance between the base surface and the equidistant surface using the defining point.
•You can use the geometrical calculator.
•You can assign tolerances to the values of the operation parameters expressed in linear values. To do this, call the Tolerance command, located in the menu of the required parameter, or click on the icon 
displayed in the parameter field (the icon is displayed if a tolerance is assigned to the parameter value). More details on assignment of tolerance...
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