Issues (most likely user error) with Offset

[Bsquared88 (Brian Taylor)]

I’m wanting to offset only the outside line. I used the outer shapes only option but the results are all shapes are Offset.

Start with this:

Results are this:
Yellow lines not wanted.
Pink lines only are wanted.

I’ve found a work around by deleting all the “inside lines” and leaving only an off-set on the outer line, but, certainly there should/must/needs to be an easier way I’ve just not yet discovered.

Thanks in advance.

[nzmerlin (Merlin Ambrosius)]

Just a though have you ungrouped the image… before using OffSet

[ednisley]

@Bsquared88

all shapes are Offset

I’d lay long odds the “outer shape” is not closed, so everything inside is actually outside.

Edit → Select Open Shapes
Edit → Close selected paths with tolerance

May become your BFFs …

[Bsquared88 (Brian Taylor)]

I have not but after my post I tried this and it worked much better. A few extra “off-sets” but much more manageable. Thanks for your insights.

[Bsquared88 (Brian Taylor)]

Thank you! Love golden tips like this.