Let's assume that you want to intersect a point in QGIS with a 100 m margin (offset).
Vectorial > Geoprocessing Tools > Buffer with fixed distance
Select the desired distance, for example, 100 m. At this point you can intersect a line and a polygon and the tolerance will be around 100 m.
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