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offset line

Move the outline of a line or polygon a specified distance with offset line.

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Written by Holly Conrad Smith
Updated over a week ago

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Input

I

Feature

Item

The input data

Transform

T

Object

Item

Transform controls (overridden by individual parameters)

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Primary

P

Object

List

The primary output

How to:

  1. Add the offset line node and offset line transform

  2. Click “edit defaults” to set the starting values

  3. Edit the settings and outputs in Properties

Offset Polygon Settings

  • Input offset distance

    • use negative distance to shrink

    • use positive distance to grow

  • Select direction - left or right

  • Toggle polygon output to generate a polygon between the original line and the offset

Offset line Output

  • The output is a line offset by the distance and direction specified

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