3 Replies Latest reply on Feb 18, 2009 3:24 PM by Dwight Livingston

converted spline has no handles

Dwight Livingston Feb 18, 2009 2:29 PM

I'd like to be able to convert a spline from one sketch to another, then remove the relationship and be able to edit the spline. I can do that and edit the node positions, but I can't get the handles to edit them fully. Is there a button to push to get the handles?

Working this way would save time, as I want to make a bunch of curves much like I've already made on a parallel plane, but adjusted a little.

converted spline has no handles

Charles Culp Feb 18, 2009 2:41 PM (in response to Dwight Livingston)

Two ways to do this:

Copy and paste the sketch (CTRL-C & CTRL-V). This will maintain the spline exactly.

Use convert entities, then use the "simplify spline" tool. This will recreate a spline over the current one. It will not necessarily be the same spline as before.
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converted spline has no handles

Kelvin Lamport Feb 18, 2009 2:48 PM (in response to Dwight Livingston)

Could you not just copy the spline onto the other plane instead of converting it?
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  Dwight Livingston Feb 18, 2009 3:24 PM (in response to Kelvin Lamport)
  
  Charles and Kevin
  
  Good advice. Both methods work well enough. Copy & paste throws the copies to seemly random places, but they are easy to drag back. "Simplify spline" does the job and it's right on target, though I get grilled by SolidWorks with like three warning windows. No problem, they do what I want.
  
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