Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Once you apply the Spline option, your polyline takes on a smoother, more graceful appear-
ance. It no longer passes through the points you used to define it. To see where the points went
and to find out how spline curves act, do the following:
1.
Click the curve. The original vertices appear as grips. (See the first image in Figure 17.19.)
2.
Click the grip that is second from the top of the curve, as shown in the first image in
Figure 17.19, and move the grip around. The curve follows your moves, giving you imme-
diate feedback on how it will look.
3.
Pick a point, as shown in the second image in Figure 17.19. The curve is now fixed in its
new position, as shown in the bottom image of Figure 17.19.
FIGURE 17.19
The fitted curve
changed to a spline
curve, with the
location of the sec-
ond vertex and the
new curve
Click this grip.
Move the grip here.
