Creating 2D Splines
Splines can have two or more points.
To create multiple point splines:
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Click Spline (Sketch toolbar) or Tools,
Sketch Entities, Spline.
The pointer changes to .
Click to place the first point and drag out the
first segment.
Click the next point and drag out the second segment.
Repeat for each segment, then double-click when
the spline is complete.
The Spline
PropertyManager appears.
Spline handles display by default. To hide or display spline
handles, click Show Spline Handles
(Spline Tools toolbar) or Tools,
Spline Tools, Show
Spline Handles.
Click
OK .
To create two-point splines
with tangency:
Follow steps 1 to 5 from
the above procedure and create a spline with three or more points.
In the Edit Sketch
mode, right-click the spline and select Simplify Spline .
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In the dialog box, click Smooth
until the spline contains only two points, then click OK.
The endpoints of the spline retain their slope.
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Original spline |
Simplified 2 point spline |
As with all splines, you can add tangency between two-point
splines and other sketch entities.
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Multi-point spline |
Simplified spline |
Related Topics
Creating
3D Splines
Relations
with Splines
Adding
controls to splines
Editing splines
Spline on
surface