# Cannot offset edge some text

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-offset-edge-some-text/20039>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-offset-edge-some-text/20039 "2022-06-26T01:12:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yotsclee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cdc98d/32.png) [@yotsclee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/yotsclee)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-offset-edge-some-text/20039/1 "2022-06-26T01:12:17Z")

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I can apply offset edge to some of the characters like Y but it will not work on a character like C. It will show can’t fill gap in generated offset error. Anyone has any idea how to offset the character like C? Thanks a lot!

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-offset-edge-some-text/20039/2 "2022-06-26T11:06:44Z")

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You can only offset edges on planar surfaces.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/fd92c7cbf50c928a597a8e46b483113da0881614.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![yotsclee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cdc98d/32.png) [@yotsclee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/yotsclee)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-offset-edge-some-text/20039/3 "2022-06-27T01:32:01Z")

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Thanks, it will work for me.