EasyOffset / my new plugin #3

[HornOxx]

Hello everyone, just to let you know,
I have just released my third plugin, ‘EasyOffset’.
It is another very simple offset tool that joins the ranks of existing offset tools that I also use all the time.
EasyOffset creates offsets for one or more selected faces: outward by entering a positive numerical value or inward by entering a negative numerical value – nothing more, nothing less, robust and fast, no smart features or multiple offsets at the same time. Not necessarily the reinventing the the wheel , but again free and still good enough to share here and for me the first time I had ever created an icon bar.
Like my other plugins, it was developed over the last few months based on my everyday tasks.

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[Rich O Brien]

@HornOxx said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

it was developed over the last few months based on my everyday tasks.

The perfect reason to develop a tool.

I'm gonna try a break it

[panixia]

@Rich-O-Brien said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

I'm gonna try a break it

Did you check your inbox? There's more stuff to break.

[Rich O Brien]

@panixia said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

Did you check your inbox? There's more stuff to break.

I did indeed. I will break that too. Just like I break spaghetti before I cook it.

[panixia]

@Rich-O-Brien said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

I break spaghetti before I cook it

[TriggeredItalianModeON/]That should be illegal[TriggeredItalianModeOFF/]

[Glenn at home]

Very nice. Any way to change units?

[slbaumgartner]

Try various offsets on the attached skp that contains a non-convex polygon. A couple of examples:

• edit the leading sign on the offset to get -20cm. A weird shape will be created.
• try just entering -1 (the model is in fractional inches). A self-intersecting set of edges will be created.

A general offset algorithm needs traps for special cases such as these, which add to the complexity. In the past, the built-in Offset Tool would also glitch on shapes such as this. I don't remember exactly which version fixed it (maybe SU 2019 or 2020?).

difficult_offset.skp

[HornOxx]

@Glenn-at-home said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

Very nice. Any way to change units?

Hi Glenn-at-home, Thanks!
The plugin should work correctly in your preferred unit format (or doesn´t it?).
(yes, the +/- sample default-text in the input window may be or is a bit confusing though because of the cm and I only realise that now because of your question)

[HornOxx]

@slbaumgartner said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

Thank you slbaumgartner for your valid comments on this.
My little tool is anything but ‘smart’. For complex geometries, I actually use more suitable and of course better offset tools.
For complex and also multiple face selection, I really like Tig's Smart Offset, for example...