About the Offset Boundary Curve User Interface
The
Offset tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Select a one-sided boundary edge such as the edge of a quilt and click
Model >
Offset to open the
Offset tab.
Commands
• 
box—Specifies the offset value and provides a list of recently used values.
• 
—Flips the direction of the offset.
|  Neither element is available for a variable boundary curve offset. |
Tabs
• References
◦ Boundary edge collector—Displays a boundary edge chain to offset.
▪ Details—Opens the Chain dialog box.
• Measurements
◦ Point—Lists the points used in the boundary offset. Right-click and choose Add or Delete to add or delete a point.
◦ Distance—Specifies the offset distance. You can either drag the handle in the graphics window or click the Distance cell to enter a new value. If you select To Vertex as the Distance Type, this cell is unavailable.
◦ Distance Type—Specifies the type of offset:
▪ Normal to Edge—Measures the offset distance in the direction normal to the boundary edge.
▪ Along Edge—Measures the offset distance in the direction of along the measurement edge.
▪ To Vertex—Creates an offset to the vertex, parallel to the boundary edge.
| Click the Distance Type cell to change the value. |
◦ Edge—Displays the boundary edge for this point.
◦ Reference—Activates the reference collector for this point.
◦ Location—Specifies the length ratio of the point or snapped object. This cell can contain three types of value:
▪ When a point is not snapped to a reference, the numerical value of the length ratio is displayed.
▪ If the point is at a vertex, no value is shown.
▪ If the point is at the beginning of the boundary edge chain, “End 1” is shown. If the point is at the end of the boundary edge chain, “End 2” is shown.
• Properties
◦ Name box—Sets a name for a feature.
◦ 
—Displays detailed component information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
• Boundary Edge—Activates the Boundary edge chain collector.
• Measurement Edge—Activates the measurement edge collector.
• Measurement Point—Activates the Measurement Point Reference collector.
• Clear—Clears the active collector.
Right-click the handle of a measurement point to access shortcut menu commands.
• Flip—Flips the direction of the offset.
• Normal to Edge—Changes the distance type to Normal to Boundary Edge.
• Along Edge—Changes the distance type to Along Measurement Edge.
• To Vertex—Specifies the distance between points or vertices on a boundary curve offset.
• Next Edge—Selects the next available boundary edge or measurement edge.
Right-click the dragger of a measurement point to access shortcut menu commands.
• Add—Adds a new measurement point with reference to the current measurement point.
• Delete—Deletes the current measurement point.