How to offset evenly

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Hello,

I would like to offset evenly (the same distance from the edges). I’ve attached a screenshot.

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Thank you.

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In object mode, make sure your scale is applied (ctrl+a, select scale)

3

Try inset (shortcut: i) instead of extrude in edit mode.

4

you may want to use ‘edge slide’.
3 ways to use it:

  1. One shortcut is to press ‘G’ two times in edit mode.
  2. You can find it with the search bar https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/interface/controls/templates/operator_search.html
  3. Or in edit mode, there is a menu in the 3D view called Edge, it’s located in there.
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But in Object mode I’m able to scale a face.

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I tried inset and extrude but the result is the same

7

you need to set the scale of the object. It looks like you are trying to inset a face on an unevenly scaled model. if you apply scale in object mode, then insetting will work correctly in edit mode.

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Edge gives the same effect as extrude or inset.
I watched once on YouTube video but can’t find :unamused:

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If I set Scale in Object mode I can scale the object. I want to scale and extrude only one extruded face.

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You can’t scale individual Faces in Object mode, you must be in Edit mode to do so.

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This is what I meant

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It seems I do not understand completely what you mean or it is the langauge barrier, because to me some of the ideas described should work.

Here is a workflow that works for me:

  • in object mode: Object > apply > scale.
  • then in edit mode:
    • select your face and
    • inset [i]

That gives me a nice evenly border. Even if the object was scaled disproportionately before.
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Otherwise please provide again, what you want to achive, what you do and what you get instead. Or if there are any other modifiers or thingies applied to your object.

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This is exactly what I want.
Thank You!

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To be clear: the APPLY function removes any Object-level scaling, so any disproportionate scaling disappears as soon as you hit APPLY. Everything is 1/1/1.

Another way to think of it is: inset always insets evenly, but the object level scaling makes it SEEM like it is uneven. --Practically, just always APPLY scaling before insetting, or inset-like operations (eg, bevel), or live w/the unevenness.