Description
A Cubic Spline curve which can be used to fit to point data and can be converted to a Polyline.
Creation
Menu: Create -> Cubic Spline
Interactively create a Cublic Spline curve by Left-Clicking to create the points of the control polygon. The initial orientation of curve will be defined on the Default Edit Plane.
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Interactive Editing
Edit mode is entered by pressing F2 displaying the control polygon of the curve. The control points of the entity are selected and edited using the PolyCAD standard manipulation techniques.
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Entity Attributes Panel
Edit Menu
- Edit (F2)
- Show Attributes... (F11)
- Straighten Points
- Convert Curve to Polyline
- Control Points to Polyline
- Extrude a Surface
Multi-Select Menu
- Convert CSpline Curve representations to Polylines
- Convert CSpline Curve control polygons to Polylines
- Create Closed Group
- Create Open Group
Display Options
Short Cuts
- A - Add point to representation while editing
- Del - Delete points from representation while editing
- F2 - Edit
- F11 - Show Attributes
File Format
Cublic Spline Curve File Data Structure
Import / Export
| Format | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD DXF | as a Polyline | |
| Initial Graphics Exchange Spec. (IGES) | Control points only, Convert Curve to Polyline. | |
| Ansys Element Script | as a Polyline | |
| Gridgen Glyph Script | Control points only, Convert Curve to Polyline. | |
| ACIS (Autodeck/Tribon/Aveva Marine Initial Design) | as a Polyline |
Articles
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