Offset Class

The Offset class defines the offset value of start points and end points. The offset is the distance from the current work plane in the three global directions.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Tekla.Structures.ModelOffset

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Model
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Model (in Tekla.Structures.Model.dll) Version: 2026.0.0-alpha00057080+93cd22c410a086ecc356b7088d4daaf2e12907eb

Syntax

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[SerializableAttribute]
public sealed class Offset

<SerializableAttribute>
Public NotInheritable Class Offset

The Offset type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Offset	Instantiates an offset with zero distance.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Dx	The current object's Dx offset. This value is defined using the object's coordinate system.
	Dy	The current object's Dy offset. This value is defined using the current work plane.
	Dz	The current object's Dz offset. This value is defined using the current work plane.

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Examples

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using Tekla.Structures.Model;
using Tekla.Structures.Geometry3d;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           Point point = new Point(0, 0, 0);
           Point point2 = new Point(1000, 0, 0);

           Beam beam = new Beam(point, point2);

           beam.StartPointOffset.Dx = 105.0;
           beam.StartPointOffset.Dy = 205.0;
           beam.StartPointOffset.Dz = 305.0;

           beam.EndPointOffset.Dx = 405.0;
           beam.EndPointOffset.Dy = 505.0;
           beam.EndPointOffset.Dz = 605.0;

           beam.Profile.ProfileString = "HEA400";
           beam.Finish = "PAINT";

           bool result = false;
           result = beam.Insert();
       }
}

Reference

Tekla.Structures.Model Namespace