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Spline

Draw a Natural Cubic Spline, Cubic B-Spline, or freehand curve.

Mode Settings:

Setting Data Type Comments
Method Natural Cubic Spline | Cubic Basis Spline | Freehand Choose method
Close Splines Boolean Choose whether the spline is a closed path


Natural Cubic Spline Method: Construct a Natural Cubic Spline from multiple control points.

Prompt Data Type Comments
Enter Points->End Point Input data points, then click End.


Cubic Basis Spline Method: Construct a Cubic Basis Spline from multiple control points.

Prompt Data Type Comments
Enter Points->End Point Input data points, then click End.


Freehand Method: Freehand curves cannot be closed.

Prompt Data Type Comments
First Point Point Click to start the curve.
(drag mouse) Points Drag the mouse to draw the freehand curve.
Second Point Point Click to complete the curve.


Cubic Basis Spline Invalid State: not closed: NumPoints < 4 | closed: NumPoints < 3 | all points intersect
Natural Cubic Spline Invalid State: NumPoints < 2 | all points intersect
Freehand Invalid State: same as Cubic Basis Spline