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| - | ====== Spline Edit (Layout Tool)====== | + | ====== Spline Edit (Layout Tool) - Basic Use ====== |
| This Layout Tool is the heart of the Spline Toolkit. It allows you to edit splines that are attached to [[primitive]]. | This Layout Tool is the heart of the Spline Toolkit. It allows you to edit splines that are attached to [[primitive]]. | ||
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| * **Length Only** Only the distance of the control point to the knot is changed, the direction remains. | * **Length Only** Only the distance of the control point to the knot is changed, the direction remains. | ||
| * **Angle Only** Only the direction of the control point to the knot is changed, the distance remains. | * **Angle Only** Only the direction of the control point to the knot is changed, the distance remains. | ||
| - | ==== Numerical ==== | ||
| {{ : | {{ : | ||
| + | ==== Numerical ==== | ||
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| === Knot Position === | === Knot Position === | ||
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| The position of the current out control point which may be edited as well. | The position of the current out control point which may be edited as well. | ||
| - | === Twist === | + | === Up Vector |
| - | The twist angle for the current knot. | + | The Up Vector is used to align items along the spline. |
| - | === Reset Twist === | + | While the direction of the spline is defined by the spline itself, an item could be banked any way around it. |
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| + | The up vector defines the direction that is considered to be upwards at a specific knot. This value is interpolated from one knot to the next as an item moves along a spline. | ||
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| + | ==== Settings ==== | ||
| - | Sets the twist back to 0° | ||
| - | ==== Display ==== | ||
| - | {{ : | ||
| === Axis Handles === | === Axis Handles === | ||
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| Toggles the display of the planar handles for knots and control points. | Toggles the display of the planar handles for knots and control points. | ||
| + | {{ : | ||
| + | === Up Vector Handle === | ||
| - | === Twist Handles === | + | Toggles the display of the up vector handle |
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| - | Toggles the display of the twist handles | + | |
| === Numerical Position === | === Numerical Position === | ||
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| Toggles the display of the viewport menu. | Toggles the display of the viewport menu. | ||
| - | === Open Spline Prefs...=== | + | === Consolidate Undos === |
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| - | Open the [[prefs]] | + | |
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| - | === Consolidated Undo === | + | |
| This changes how the undo system works. By default, actions are consolidated. | This changes how the undo system works. By default, actions are consolidated. | ||
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| For example, if you move a specific knot multiple times in a row, say to tweak it, then all of the moves will be consolidated to a single un^do step if this option is enabled. | For example, if you move a specific knot multiple times in a row, say to tweak it, then all of the moves will be consolidated to a single un^do step if this option is enabled. | ||
| If this option is disabled then every single small move of that knot will be a separate undo step. | If this option is disabled then every single small move of that knot will be a separate undo step. | ||
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| + | === Open Spline Prefs...=== | ||
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| + | Open the [[prefs]] | ||
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| Selecting and dragging them restricts the movement to that plane only. | Selecting and dragging them restricts the movement to that plane only. | ||
| - | ==== Twist ==== | + | ==== Up Vector |
| - | The twist handle is a small circle and a dashed line to the selected knot. | + | The up vector |
| - | Selecting it and moving | + | It can be selected |
| ===== Known Issues ===== | ===== Known Issues ===== | ||
| - | * Sometimes a click will not register in a viewport (especially in a perspective view). This is due to LW delivering garbage coordinates which the tool filters out and ignores. | ||
| * Switching the tool from one viewport to another can be glitchy at times. We tried to keep it safe so it requires a click on the new viewport to make the handles active again. | * Switching the tool from one viewport to another can be glitchy at times. We tried to keep it safe so it requires a click on the new viewport to make the handles active again. | ||
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