Curve Tool: Draw Section: Trace

Drawing a Curve

Drawing a Curve

The Curve button allows you to draw a Curve.

Click the Curve button.
Click to place the four points of the Curve:
- Start Point
- Middle Point 1
- Middle Point 2
- End Point

For Additional Information:
See Curve Design Details for details displayed on the selected Curve.
See Continuous Drawing to draw continuously without having to restart the current Drawing Tool command.
See the Auto Align Circuits feature to display alignment lines when the cursor lines up with the control points of another object.
See Convert Arc to Splines to convert the Arcs into Bezier Splines.

Left-Click sets the Point under the Cursor.

Right-Click Snaps to the nearest Point.

The Curve function allows you to draw a four-point mathematically defined Bezier/Spline Curve in the Trace software.

The Bezier/Spline Curve is defined by four points: Initial Position (called an Anchor), Two Separate Middle Points (called Handles) which can be moved to alter the shape, and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor)

The Convert Arc to Splines process will convert any Arcs to Splines/Curves which are easier to tangify to make cuts smoother.