====== Spline Toolkit (S-Tk) ======

===== A small primer on splines =====

We tried to be consistent in the naming of the controls and various parts of a spline, so here's a list of the terminology used in this documentation:

  * **Knot** A knot is a point that defines a spline. The spline will always pass through a knot.
  * **Control Point / CP** Every knot has two control points, they define the incoming and outgoing shape of the spline at that knot.
  * **Span** This is the part of a spline between two knots.

===== Tools =====


Currently the Spline Toolkit includes the following Modules:

[[layout-tool]]

[[layout-tool-animation]]

[[primitive]]

[[eval-node]]

[[proximity-node]]

[[displacement-node]]

[[deform-node]]

[[motion]]

[[prefs]]

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Please not that the video shows an early version, some features have changed since then (mainly the twist/alignment as well as the preferences).

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===== Utility Plugins =====

S-Tk includes utility plugins that can be added to a menu or assigned to a shortcut:

  * **db&w Add Spline** Adds a Null object and attaches a [[primitive]] to it, effectively creating a new spline object. The panel for the [[primitive]] will be opened.
  * **db&w Add & Edit Spline** Adds a Null object, attaches a [[primitive]] to it and then launches the [[layout-tool|Spline Edit Tool]] to directly edit the newly created Spline object.
  * **Open Spline Preferences** Opens the [[prefs]] and adds the  master plugin to the current scene (if required).




===== Roadmap =====

The future development relies on votes by our patrons. A selection of possible module is listed on the [[roadmap]]

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Development of the Spline Toolkit started in June 2019 and is made possible by the finest patrons on [[https://www.patreon.com/dbw|Patreon]].
It will continue to be extended with new tools depending on what our patrons vote for.