#### Example of Calculating Offsets

The Calculate Offsets button calculates the offset values appearing in the Offset column when you change the nominal value.

For example, suppose you construct an offset plane between three circles (CIR1, CIR2, and CIR3). After selecting the features and clicking the Offsets button, you have X, Y, and Z nominals of:

X = 6

Y = 2

Z = 0.95

If you change the X, Y, and Z nominals to:

X = 6

Y = 2

Z = 3.95

and click the Calculate Offsets button, the offsets for the three circles are updated to:

3.000000 CIR1

3.000000 CIR2

3.000000 CIR3

If you then click OK and construct the offset line, you'll notice that the plane is constructed at 3.0 units higher in the Z axis.