Spline (Draw Menu)

This command draws a spline. A spline is a curve which runs through a number of points, joining them as smoothly as possible.

The start point of the spline can be entered using the mouse by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

After entering the start point, more points can be entered one after another. The spline begins at the start point and runs through all subsequently entered points. These points can be entered using the mouse by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

Once all desired points have been entered (at least one), press the right mouse button to finish the command. If the Workflow Manager is active and appears, choose Finish Command in it.

A spline can consist of up to 2,000 points. If the limit is reached, further entry is not allowed. The spline is assigned to the current layer. It also contains a reference to the current pen.

Because a spline needs a lot of calculation, splines should only be used sparingly. If shallow curves are needed which do not have to be splines, the use of Bézier curves is preferable. Bézier curves can be drawn with the Curve and Surface commands.

A quick reminder: All point entries can be undone step by step using Previous Point (ESC) or by pressing the ESC key. This enables incorrect entries to easily be corrected without having to enter all points again.