To Display an Offset Surface
1. Click Analysis > Inspect Geometry > Offset. The Offset dialog box opens. Quick is the default analysis type.
2. Click in the Geometry collector and select one or more surfaces or quilts that you want to offset. The name of the selected entity is displayed in the Geometry collector. The name of the corresponding plane is automatically displayed in the Plane collector.
The selected surfaces or quilts are offset using the default offset distance, mesh, plot type, and displayed in the Creo Parametric graphics window. You can continue to select other surfaces or quilts.
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To clear the contents of the collector, right-click in the collector and click Remove on the shortcut menu. You can then continue to select new surface or surfaces to create a new analysis.
3. Click OK to complete the analysis or Cancel to cancel the analysis. Alternatively, click Repeat to start a new analysis.
4. Optionally, to save the analysis, perform the following steps:
a. Select Saved from the list at the bottom of the Offset dialog box to save the analysis with the model, and to display and dynamically update the analysis while modeling.
b. If required, rename the analysis in the box adjacent to the list.
5. Optionally, to customize or edit your analysis, perform the following steps:
a. Specify the offset distance in the Offset box. You can graphically drag the handle to adjust the offset distance or change the value directly in the Creo Parametric graphics window.
b. If you have selected one or more surfaces in the Geometry collector, select Spacing in the Mesh box and specify spacing between the mesh lines in the first and second direction. Alternatively, click Number in the Sample box and specify the number of mesh lines in the first and second direction.
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Mesh is available only if you select one or more surfaces in the Geometry collector. It is not available for edges or quilts.
c. Select the Quality, Number, or Step type of sampling in the Sample box and adjust the sample values using the slider or thumbwheel.
d. Adjust the sample values for the 2nd Quality, 2nd Number, or 2nd Step type of plot sample using the slider. These options are available based on the values selected in the Sample box.
e. Update is selected by default. You can see the effects of your selections or changes on the analysis plot as you make them. Clear the Update check box to view the analysis for selected options, the compute option is available.
f. Select or adjust multiple analysis options, and click Preview to view the result of the analysis.
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