Offset Both Sides Tool

Offset Both Sides Tool

Target layer: Polyline

Description: Drag a selection box. All polylines intersecting the selection box will be offset in both sides (left & right). The user can set how outer corners between segments are handled in the ET GeoTools control panel (Polyline Tab). The settings are the same as in the standard ArcMap tool. The offset distance can be set in the control panel or via a hot key while the tool is activated. In the control panel the user can set whether the offset distance dialog to appear for each operation or only when the hot key ("S") is pressed. In the latter case the offset distance assigned will be used by the tool until changed.

The default action is "OFFSET - MOVE" - the original polyline will be deleted. If the Shift key is pressed while selecting - "OFFSET - COPY" - the original polyline will be preserved

Advantages:

Quick way to convert single polylines (e.g. street centerlines) to double ones. See example below.

Hot Keys (Pressing these keys when the tool is active will allow changing the parameters used by the function):

"S" - allows adjusting the offset distance
"SHIFT" - changes the action. If pressed - "OFFSET - COPY" else "OFFSET - MOVE"

Attribute Updates: The attributes of the original polyline will be preserved

Original	Offset Both Sides	After using Intersect Polylines Tool and Quick Delete Tool

Offset types
Metered	Bevelled	Rounded