Problem with offset path

[paulines001]

Hello, 

I have a problem with the function Object > Path > Offset path. I want to recreate this image below:

To create this, offset is set to 10px. If I use these settings in my own object drawn in Illustrator, I get this result as seen below:

 I don't know what I did wrong. I tried to make the object in the X larger and also decreased the number of pixels for the function "offset path", but that didn't really helped.

Thanks in advance!

[Monika Gause]

Please post that image and describe the problems you have

[paulines001]

Done 🙂 For some reason the images weren't posted the first time I uploaded. I solved it now. 

[Jacob Bugge · Accepted solution]

Pauline,

Your offset is too large, try with smaller numbers until you have it right.