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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Editing Spline Based Objects

A Spline is a curve that passes smoothly
through a set of points, or vertices. Splines The behavior of the edit handles may
are typically used in situations where an depend on the currently active Edit
irregular, free-flowing curve is needed. Behavior. See “Defaults, Preferences, and
Edit Behaviors” on page 208.
Objects are considered spline-based when
they can be edited similar to CAD splines
using their edit handles. See “Splines” on Vertex
page 321.
Sprinkler lines, spline terrain curbs, spline
terrain walls and both round and kidney-
shaped terrain features are spline-based
objects. See “Terrain” on page 1201. Move

Same Line Type
Rotate

Move
• Click and drag the Move handle to move
the object according to the currently
active Edit Behavior . See “Defaults,
Preferences, and Edit Behaviors” on page
208.
• Movement may be limited or stopped by
Using the Edit Handles
other objects or Snap Behaviors. Move
When a spline is selected, several different restrictions can be overridden by holding
types of handles display. How many handles down the Ctrl key while dragging. See
display depends on whether the Advanced “Unrestricted Movement” on page 249.

Splines edit button is on or not. See Rotate
“Advanced Splines” on page 243. • Click and drag the Rotate edit handle to
Any action performed using the edit handles rotate the entire spline.
can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key or Vertex
any two mouse buttons at the same time.
• The Vertex edit handles display along the
spline at each vertex. Click and drag a
Vertex edit handle to change the length,
angle and curve of adjacent segments
without affecting other vertices.

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