# Please show me how to offset the edge curves of a surface.

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-show-me-how-to-offset-the-edge-curves-of-a-surface/35146 "2024-11-13T08:45:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![suho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@suho](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/suho)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-show-me-how-to-offset-the-edge-curves-of-a-surface/35146/1 "2024-11-13T08:45:50Z")

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-show-me-how-to-offset-the-edge-curves-of-a-surface/35146/2 "2024-11-14T17:22:12Z")

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You can’t offset edges, only faces. You can move them with the Move tool though. If all you’re wanting to do is increase the radius of the curve, select the curved face and the Offset tool will select automatically.

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**Author:** ![Lys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lys](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lys)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-show-me-how-to-offset-the-edge-curves-of-a-surface/35146/3 "2024-11-20T14:04:18Z")

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To offset the edge is only available on sketch.  
You can still offset the face once it is a body.

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**Author:** ![wasd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed655f/32.png) [@wasd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wasd)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-show-me-how-to-offset-the-edge-curves-of-a-surface/35146/4 "2025-10-19T16:50:25Z")

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By moving it can I get the same effect as offsetting it?