modeling-app/docs/kcl/offsetPlane.md

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offsetPlane	Offset a plane by a distance along its normal.	manual

Offset a plane by a distance along its normal.

For example, if you offset the 'XZ' plane by 10, the new plane will be parallel to the 'XZ' plane and 10 units away from it.

offsetPlane(std_plane: StandardPlane, offset: number) -> Plane

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
std_plane	StandardPlane	One of the standard planes.	Yes
offset	number		Yes

Returns

Plane - A plane.

Examples

// Loft a square and a circle on the `XY` plane using offset.
squareSketch = startSketchOn('XY')
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line([200, 0], %)
  |> line([0, -200], %)
  |> line([-200, 0], %)
  |> lineTo([profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)], %)
  |> close(%)

circleSketch = startSketchOn(offsetPlane('XY', 150))
  |> circle({ center = [0, 100], radius = 50 }, %)

loft([squareSketch, circleSketch])

// Loft a square and a circle on the `XZ` plane using offset.
squareSketch = startSketchOn('XZ')
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line([200, 0], %)
  |> line([0, -200], %)
  |> line([-200, 0], %)
  |> lineTo([profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)], %)
  |> close(%)

circleSketch = startSketchOn(offsetPlane('XZ', 150))
  |> circle({ center = [0, 100], radius = 50 }, %)

loft([squareSketch, circleSketch])

// Loft a square and a circle on the `YZ` plane using offset.
squareSketch = startSketchOn('YZ')
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line([200, 0], %)
  |> line([0, -200], %)
  |> line([-200, 0], %)
  |> lineTo([profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)], %)
  |> close(%)

circleSketch = startSketchOn(offsetPlane('YZ', 150))
  |> circle({ center = [0, 100], radius = 50 }, %)

loft([squareSketch, circleSketch])

// Loft a square and a circle on the `-XZ` plane using offset.
squareSketch = startSketchOn('-XZ')
  |> startProfileAt([-100, 200], %)
  |> line([200, 0], %)
  |> line([0, -200], %)
  |> line([-200, 0], %)
  |> lineTo([profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)], %)
  |> close(%)

circleSketch = startSketchOn(offsetPlane('-XZ', -150))
  |> circle({ center = [0, 100], radius = 50 }, %)

loft([squareSketch, circleSketch])

// A circle on the XY plane
startSketchOn("XY")
  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
  |> circle({ radius = 10, center = [0, 0] }, %)

// Triangle on the plane 4 units above
startSketchOn(offsetPlane("XY", 4))
  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
  |> line([10, 0], %)
  |> line([0, 10], %)
  |> close(%)