The Blended Spline function creates a spline curve tangent to two other curves to smoothly flow between them. To perform the function, you click entities in the graphics area to define each spline point (or control point). Although this function uses wireframe snap points, you can also click arbitrary locations in the graphics area to define the spline control points.
Spline Blended supports the use of the snap increment when selecting the spline control points. The snap increment allows you to get precise results when using mouse selection and helps to reduce data entry modifications.
To learn more, view Snap Increment.
To open Spline Blended, do one of the following:
In the Splines menu, click Blended.
On the CAD toolbar, click the down arrow and click the icon.
Right-click anywhere in the graphics area, point to CAD, Splines, and click Blended.
The parameters display in the Data Entry tab of the Data-CAM Tree Manager.
The spline is created using only mouse selection.
1 Open the function and click to select a snap point (or anywhere in the graphics area) to select the first spline control point.
You can modify the snap increment value or turn it off while selecting control points.
2 Click to select each control point in the desired order and direction to create the spline.
3 To finish the current spline entity, press Spacebar.
4 Repeat this process to create more spline entities.
5 To close the Data Entry Manager, click Cancel.