I don't even really know how to phrase this question so I will do my best to explain. My father wants a sign of the corona parrot using my cnc router. I have taken an image and done the center line trace so I can upload into my router program (easel). However, I want to create a linked offset but I can't get it to work right. When I try, my file looks like this. Any help is greatly appreciated!!

More details would help (like the original image, a example of the final intended result, etc)

As long as I'm aware, offset won't work with simple lines, only shapes. You can convert stroke (line) to path (shape).