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--- tools:s-tk:start [2019/07/30 13:11] – [Utility Plugins] lightwolf
+++ tools:s-tk:start [2020/01/24 17:47] (current) – [Utility Plugins] lightwolf
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 ====== 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]]
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 [[prefs]]
+{{youtube>Q4j99TWm8lc?medium}}
+Please not that the video shows an early version, some features have changed since then (mainly the twist/alignment as well as the preferences).
+{{youtube>r-8fozRKb5Y?medium}}
+{{youtube>dlFg3ebg7gI?medium}}
 ===== Utility Plugins =====
-S-Tk includes two utility plugins that can be added to a menu or assigned to a shortcut:
+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.
+  * **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).
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 The future development relies on votes by our patrons. A selection of possible module is listed on the [[roadmap]]
+----
+[[https://www.patreon.com/dbw|{{  ::become_a_patron_button.png?nolink|}}]]
+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.