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Editing Splines: Which Method Should You Use?

To edit 2d or 3D splines:	Which should you use?
Drag spline points
Drag handles on the control polygon
Select spline handles and manipulate specific handles

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Control Polygons

Manipulating Spline Points

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Editing Splines

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