New in V7.0:
Facilitates users to draw a continuous and accurate spline easily and quickly. Create Spline also allows users to curve a straight line or make a parallel without converting other tools.
To draw a continuous spline without point limitation:
How to do:
Select tool;
Draw a spline by continuous left-clicking on the desired area and right-click to finish drawing.
備註
It will be a straight line if just click two points.
Allow users to snap the curve points by entering precise value.
How to do:
- Select a reference point (like Point a);
- Select tool;
- Hold down Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) and click on the blank space;
- Enter 2.5 to Distance X and 3 to Distance Y, click OK;
- Point c appears, then connect Point c and Point b by spline.
Select Line A;
Select tool;
Hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) and left-click Point 1;
Enter 3 cm to Along Segment in the dialog box.
How to do
- Select Line A;
- Select tool;
- Hold down Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) and left-click Point a;
- Enter 3 to Radius;
- Click OK button.
Help users to snap the central point of the selected reference segment.
How to do:
Activate desired piece;
Select tool;
Move the cursor to Line A, the blue point, also the central point of Line A turns up.
Right-click to drag the selected straight line into a curve.
How to do:
Activate desired piece, select Line A (your desired segment);
Select tool;
Move your cursor to Line A, right-click to drag it till desired shape.
Drag the selected spline with left-clicking to draw parallel line.
Activate desired piece, select Line A (your desired segment);
Select tool;
Move your cursor to Line A, left-click to drag it to desired position.
For example, Create Spline can help users finish draw the red spline shown below.
How to do:
- Activate the piece and select Segment A;
- Select tool;
- Hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) and left-click point#1;
- Input the values of Along Segment in the dialog box, a point will appear in Segment A and left-click it;
- Move the mouse to line B, it will snap the middle point of Segment B automatically;
- Left-click the middle point of Segment B;
- Hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) and left-click the point#2, input values in Distance X and Distance Y, the point will appear, then left-click it;
- Move the mouse to line C, the middle point of Segment B will appear automatically, then left-click it;
- Right-click to end drawing.
備註
Press Z key on the keyboard to undo the former point;
Left-click to add point with holding down the Shift key. Left-click to select the point wanted to be deleted with holding down the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Macintosh) then press the Backspace key on the keyboard;
If users want to modify the shape of the existing spline, select Create Spline tool, then right-click the spline. The points appear so drag them to modify.