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    • P Offline
      penumbradesign
      last edited by

      Is it possible in Layout 2.1 to offset a simple polyline?

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Unless I completely oversaw something, such tool does not exist in LO.

        Gai...

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          penumbradesign
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          Thanks Gai,
          I was wondering myself if i had missed this as a tool and was not seeing it.
          Best,
          Omar

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          • B Offline
            bjanzen
            last edited by

            Gaieus is right, there isn't. Workaround, you could draw in SketchUp with offset, send to LayOut, vector render, explode.

            b

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              penumbradesign
              last edited by

              thanks Barry!

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                SenorRamos
                last edited by

                This is a sad workaround for a simple and basic drafting tool. I tried doing a copy and scale of the LO object, but the curves don't scale correctly to serve as an offset. I model in SU Pro and detail in LO, this way the model doesn't get bigger than 15 megs (which is still pretty large in my opinion).

                What sucks about this workaround is that it creates exponential more work to complete a simply task of offsetting a line in LO. Setbacks like these make me seriously consider going back to AutoCAD and those very mature drafting tools. 😞

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                • utilerU Offline
                  utiler
                  last edited by

                  I agree, it surely does....

                  purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                  • RichardR Offline
                    Richard
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                    @utiler said:

                    I agree, it surely does....

                    Yeah with the work I do in Layout with logos it's a desperately missed function! I seriously mean missed.

                    [BUILTBRAND.COM.AU](http://builtbrand.com.au/)

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