Drawing Curves - Mastering AutoCAD for Mac - page 474

3. At the Enter an option [Close/Join/Fit data/Edit vertex/convert to
Polyline/Reverse/Undo/eXit]: prompt, type F ↵ to select the Fit Data option.

4. At the [Add/Close/Delete/Move/Purge/Tangents/toLerance/eXit] <eXit>: prompt,
enter the option you want to use. For example, to change the tangency of the first and last
points of your spline, type T ↵. You're prompted to select the tangent point of the first and
last points. Table 17.2 lists the Splinedit Fit Data options and what they're for.

TABLE 17.2: The Fit Data options of the Splinedit command

OPTION FUNCTION

Add Lets you add more control points

Close Lets you close the spline into a loop

Delete Removes a control point from the spline

Move Lets you move a control point

Purge Deletes the fit data of the spline, thereby eliminating the Fit Data option for the purged spline

Tan gent s Lets you change the tangency of the first and last points

toLerance Controls the distance between the spline and a control point

eXit Exits the Splinedit command

If you prefer, you can double-click on a spline to start the Splinedit command instead of
selecting the Edit Spline tool in the Modify panel. If you have the Dynamic Input feature turned
on, you can select Splinedit options from a menu that appears at the cursor (Figure 17.22) instead
of typing in an option.

FIGURE 17.22
The Splinedit
options

U S I N G G R I P O P T I O N S
The Splinedit command gives you a lot of control when you want to edit a spline. But if you
want to make some minor changes, you can use the shortcut menu that appears when you hover