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Thread: Path offset problem or is it me.

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    Default Path offset problem or is it me.

    I tried to do a simple path offset to duplicate a shape 1" inside and got this, any help would be great.
    this is done 3.0 Feel free to correct or tell me how it should work. I have no problems with out lining a pattern
    just not the vector.
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    Interesting results, I just tried this again in .187, all 4 inside arcs, path offset failed, 1 outside arc and 3 inside arc worked just fine ?????
    the plot thickens.
    My Shop 1044

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    V - 1.187 and 3.0 too
    With the DC Insert," dust all gone"
    CarveWright Customer Documentation http://www.carvewright.com/2010CWweb/maintenance.htm
    CarveWright Tips and Tricks http://www.carvewright.com/2010CWweb/tips.htm
    www.customcarvingsbyperry.com
    I have often wondered why it is that
    Conservatives are called the "right" and Liberals are called the "left".
    "The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of
    the fool to the left."

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    I believe this is behavior to be expected because of the way the offset routine is programmed. The offset path is determined by the sweeping tip of a perpendicular offset vector (arrow) along the original curve. This results in paths which can intersect themselves. The more sophisticated routine of generating the offset as an envelope of circles (as I believe Corel draw uses) does not suffer these ill effects.

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