The surface offset command is basically the surface counterpart of the standard offset command used in 2D drafting. To start the surface offset command, you can type SURFOFFSET (or just use the short version and type SURFO) and then press Enter. Alternatively, the Offset surface tool button is located in the Create panel on the Home tab in the 3D Basics workspace, and if you are using the 3D Modeling workspace, you can find it in the Create panel on the Surface tab, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 14. 23: Alternative methods for starting the surface offset command
Just like the 2D offset command, the
