Great explanation on how the offset tool works! As an alternative to "extend curve", I tend to just use the scale option (specifically uniform scale) if I don't need to be precise.
While using the Offset function, you can also make BOTH interior and exterior curves at the same time by hitting Tab. Also, instead of using Trim to do cleanup, if your interlapping lines create a closed shape you can just select the interior blue shape/face (as if you were going to extrude it) and hit Shift+D. It'll automatically make a new closed curve based on the borders. Super handy for quickly getting a clean curve.
@overseastom You make a lot of good points. Thanks for sharing. I initially thought about adding info like this to the video, but the data shows that most people don't watch past a few min, so I was going to separate it into multiple videos.
@MrKayoed Yes, it is, and that works great for straight lines. However, it's not a good way to lengthen a curve, which is why I showed it in this video this way. I plan to make some other videos diving deeper into this subject. Thanks for commenting.
Great explanation on how the offset tool works! As an alternative to "extend curve", I tend to just use the scale option (specifically uniform scale) if I don't need to be precise.
That's a good point, and it is quite a bit faster. Thank you for pointing that out.
While using the Offset function, you can also make BOTH interior and exterior curves at the same time by hitting Tab.
Also, instead of using Trim to do cleanup, if your interlapping lines create a closed shape you can just select the interior blue shape/face (as if you were going to extrude it) and hit Shift+D. It'll automatically make a new closed curve based on the borders. Super handy for quickly getting a clean curve.
Is it not possible to select a point and move it along its axis or its normal, if you want to extend a line?
@overseastom You make a lot of good points. Thanks for sharing. I initially thought about adding info like this to the video, but the data shows that most people don't watch past a few min, so I was going to separate it into multiple videos.
@MrKayoed Yes, it is, and that works great for straight lines. However, it's not a good way to lengthen a curve, which is why I showed it in this video this way. I plan to make some other videos diving deeper into this subject. Thanks for commenting.
There is a third way if you use the off set of method 1 and then just move the lines individually you can get your precise distances.