# Offset by precise distance
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [December 21, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546 "2018-12-21T02:06:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@gregfridman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gregfridman)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/1 "2018-12-21T02:06:42Z")
Fresh-off-the-boat here…
So, I have a cube and I’d like to cut out a cylinder. I make a circle on the face I’d like but now I want the center of the circle to be exactly 10mm from both edges of the cube… how? I can’t seem to figure out how to tell Shapr3D to do that. In SolidWorks I have “Smart Dimension”. Anything like that here?
Thank you very much for your help!
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### Author:  [@gregfridman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gregfridman)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/4 "2018-12-21T02:29:41Z")
Oh, my!
That is so simple! Thank you very much!
I was struggling with this for a while and gave up and went back to SolidWorks.
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Landauliving](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Landauliving)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/6 "2019-11-06T23:55:32Z")
@gregfridman I have the same question, but I don’t see the reply above… would you share 🙏
Thanks in advance,
Andre
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### Author:  [@gregfridman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gregfridman)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/7 "2019-11-07T03:11:41Z")
@Landauliving, sorry, mate. I no longer use Shapr and completely forgot the answer… I remember something about just tapping the surface and then something pops up…
I no longer see the reply here, either. Perhaps the user deleted his or her account and with it all the posts?
Whatever the case, best of luck!
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### Author:  [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/8 "2019-11-07T10:17:13Z")
Hi - thanks for reaching out.
Here is a video showing how to go about this. I hope this is helpful 🙂
[ ](https://cl.ly/465b33009968)
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### Author:  [@Landauliving](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Landauliving)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/9 "2019-11-07T16:34:09Z")
Thanks @Victor_Shapr3D. Super helpful!
Is there also a way to do that between two objects? Offset a face from another face, or an edge relative to an edge?
@gregfridman I appreciate your response even though you’re off Shapr! 🍻
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### Author:  [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-by-precise-distance/3546/10 "2019-11-08T13:24:18Z")
Hi, a rough workaround can be to reposition the circle to the edge of the bodies and make individual cut-outs. Then join the bodies using the Union Tool.