How do I offset a curve away from a mesh using it's normal directions?

Grasshopper
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Is there a way to offset a curve away from a mesh similar to how the OffCrvFromSrf node works?

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Hello
You can take the control points search the closest point on the mesh and use the normal in Point Deform.

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Thanks for the quick reply
I must not have understood your instructions correctly, cant get it to work.

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Just discovered the amplitude node. It was the missing piece in the puzzle. Thanks so much for your help!

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Sorry but I wasnt able to post a script. I have just my phone.
In order to get the mesh normal you could use another mesh component. It is near the other components in the mesh tab. It will give you the mesh normal. Beware you must input a MeshPoint and not a point.

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This was my final version of the script that I got to work

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what is the last component there?

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Point Deform