Vagulus Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Working through Brian Benton's tutorial 'Quick Run Thru' I find that the 'Offset' command works differently from the way it is displayed. Command: _line Specify first point: Specify next point or [undo]: Specify next point or [undo]: Zero length line created at (3290.0000, 1250.0000, 0.0000) Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: Command: O OFFSET Current settings: Erase source=No Layer=Source OFFSETGAPTYPE=0 Specify offset distance or [Through/Erase/Layer] : Specify second point: Value must be positive and nonzero. Specify second point: Specify second point: Value must be positive and nonzero. Specify second point: Specify second point: Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] : Specify point on side to offset or [Exit/Multiple/Undo] : The tutorial doesn't say anything about a second point. It just says 'enter o for offset, specify distance to offset, click on the line to offset' -- Bingo, the line is offset. Not in the AutoCAD 2014 I have Can someone run me through how it actually works in 2014. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagulus Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 :DGee! It looks like I have a really up-to-date version I DID mean AutoCAD 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 You will move the cursor to one side of the line and pick. In 2014 you should see a preview prior to picking the mouse button to indicate the side to offset. Looking at what you paste it says you have a zero length line, you can't offset a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagulus Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Thanks for the quick response. You won't believe this but I just went back to A14 and it works as it should. No request for a second point! Yes - I get a preview. Grrrr! Grrrremlins! Incidentally, I DID have a line to transpose so I don't know what that zero length bit was about. Thannks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Start the Line Command (L + ) Pick the start point for the line Pick the endpoint for the line Start the Offset Command ( O + ) Specify an offset distance (either by picking two points with the mouse, or entering a distance) Select the object to be Offset Move the mouse to the side you want the offset to appear, and click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neophoible Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I don't know what that zero length bit was about.It occurs in your first post: Command: _line Specify first point: Specify next point or [undo]: Specify next point or [undo]: Zero length line created at (3290.0000, 1250.0000, 0.0000) I didn't even notice this when I read through the post. It was a good catch on rkent's part. You probably picked the same point twice by mistake when you created it. I suppose it would be very difficult to determine a side for a zero length line, as it would be a point, which has an infinite number of sides (or no sides); so OFFSET is not likely to be able to work in such a case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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