Offset Tool and Help

[lineweight]

I'm unable to research this in my VW help application (since it's not opening in Finder or from the Vectorworks menu, for whatever reason). My girlfriend is still in VW 2009 and she uses the Offset Tool with "Selection: Click on objects to offset" selected. I'm unable to find this in VW 2010. Is it really not a function in 2010?

[CipesDesign]

Yes, the Offset tool is still in the current version. CLick on an object (to be offset) then select the offset tool, select the preferred mode, then click on one side (or the other) of the selected object. The offset will be created as per your settings. Try looking on the Help Index under O for Offset (see image)...

[lineweight]

Thanks, Peter. Unfortunately my Help Index is no longer working. Somehow between last week and this week it became non-functional (I cannot open it from either Vectorworks or the Finder).

My Offset Tool is different from the Help Index screenshot. I'm in Architect workspace. Should I switch to Designer? Or is the "Click object to offset" somewhere else in the Architect workspace. I don't want to have to highlight objects prior to offset.

[Kevin McAllister]

The Click Object to Offset button in the mode bar is gone in VW2010. Hold down the Command Key to select an object (not sure what the equivalent is on a PC). This also holds true for the mirror, rotate and move by point tools as well.

KM

[lineweight]

Kevin,

Thanks! That speeds things up a bit. It's a bummer, but seems that the 2009 method was much nicer/faster/smoother. :\

[Jonathan Pickup]

Linewieght, I felt the same way about the offset tool, when I first started to use it. BUt after a short while, I like it better. And the new technique works with mirror, rotate and many others.