Measurement Types for Offset Curves
You can measure the distance that a curve is offset either
![](../../../part_modeling/part_modeling/images/measure_normal_to_curve.png)
normal to the curve or
![](../../../part_modeling/part_modeling/images/measure_parallel_to_plane.png)
parallel to a selected plane.
The next figure shows a curve offset normal to the curve (the default setting):
The next figure shows a curve offset parallel to a selected plane: