Graphics Programs Reference
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3. Start the OFFSET command from the Home tab Modify panel
Offset tool, or enter O from the command line.
1. At the Specify offset distance or prompt, press the down
arrow and select the Layer option (see the left image of Figure 6.39).
2. The second prompt reads Enter layer option for offset
objects . Press the down arrow and select the Current option,
or enter C to instruct AutoCAD to create offsets on the current
layer (A-ROOF) as shown in the right image of Figure 6.39.
FiGuRE 6.39 Choosing the Layer option (left) and the current
option (right)
4. Enter 1'6 ( 457 ) when prompted to Specify offset distance. Pick the
upper-left, vertical, outside handrail polyline, and then pick a point to
the left of that polyline to offset it to the outside. The L-shaped offset
line is on the Roof layer.
5. Move to another side of the cabin, pick the lower-right outside hand-
rail polyline, and offset it to the outside.
6. Repeat this process for the three outside wall lines that define the pop-
out on the bottom of the cabin and the short horizontal outside wall
line to the left of the pop-out. You have one offset element on each side
of the cabin (see Figure 6.40). Press to end the OFFSET command.
7. Start the FILLET command from the Home tab Modify panel
Offset tool.
Verify that the fillet radius is set to zero by entering R , and then 0
(or use the Shift key to override the radius value).
8. Starting with the horizontal portion of the upper-left L-shaped polyline,
click two of these newly offset lines that are on adjacent sides of the
building. Work around the building in a clockwise manner, being sure to
click the half of the line nearest the corner where the two selected lines
will meet (see the top of Figure 6.41). The lines extend to meet each
other and form a corner (see the bottom of Figure 6.41). The FILLET
command ends.
 
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