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other in a straight line. When one is moved, Lock Control Handle Angle
the other moves to keep the tangent line
tangent with the vertex. The Lock Control Handle Angle edit
button is available when Advanced
You can specify all subsequently drawn Splines is enabled, and is turned on by
splines to be Advanced Splines in the default, as well. This tool maintains the
Preferences dialog. See “CAD Panel” on relative angle between the vertex and its
page 122. control handles.
Straighten Spline Segment Click the Lock Control Handle Angle
edit button to free the control of the relative
The Straighten Spline Segment edit edit angles between the vertex and its control
button is used to straighten a segment handles. The control handles can now be
of an advanced spline between two vertex adjusted individually. The opposite handle
points. remains unaffected by the change. Notice
To use, first select the spline. Click the that the spline adjusts so that it is tangent to
the lines between the vertex and both of its
Straighten Spline Segment edit button, control handles.
then click the spline between two vertices.
That portion becomes straight.

Click a spline segment Result Notice that the control handles are not collinear
If you reselect the spline, you see that the
two control handles point toward the straight
section from each vertex point on either end
of the straight section.

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