@gwilki @Heyward43 Ahhh … the CNC version of sneaking up on it. I knew there was something I didn’t understand. That makes perfect sense.
If I understand you right… your offset is a cutting feature. Mine is a drawing feature.
I used the offset vector tool to draw a square around the outside of another square exactly .25 larger all the way around. So the first picture shows the two squares. the inside square is a pocket about 1/8’ deep. The outside is the contour I’m trying to cut out. A little short of 1/2" deep. Note that selecting the square brings up a “scale” box.
The 2nd pic shows the test square I “drew”.
Note how that selected square brings up a different dimension box. This configuration was the better contour cut.
BTW … what part of Canada? I have a cabin in Oxbow ME … just a stones throw from the border.