Hair Curve - Edit Mode
With a hair curve object in edit mode you will find some tools to edit the curve geometry in the tool shelf.
Tool Shelf - Hair Curve - Edit Mode
With a hair curve object in edit mode you will find some tools to edit the curve geometry in the tool shelf.
Tweak, Select, Transform, 3D Cursor Measure and Annotate tools
The tweak, select, transform, 3d cursor, measure and annotate tools at the end of the list are explained in the chapter 7.1.1 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Object Mode. We won't cover this tools again here.
Draw
Allows you to draw a curve into the viewport.
Tool Settings
Type
Set the draw method for the curve. Poly draws a simple polygon shape. Bezier creates a Bezier curve type with handlers.
With type Bezier you will get more options.
Method
The curve fitting method for a Bezier curve.
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Refit | Incrementally refit the curve. |
| Split | Split the curve until it fits. |
Tolerance
Allow deviation for a smoother but less precise line.
Detect Corners
Detect corners and use non aligned angles.
Corner Angle
Corners above this angle are considered as corners.
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Taper Start / End | Taper factor for the radius of each curve point. |
| Radius Min/Max | Minimum or maximum radius when the pressure is applied. |
| Use Pressure | Use tablet pressure to draw the curve. |
Depth
The method of projecting depth. Cursor or surface.
Cursor
Cursor has no further settings.
Surface
Project onto selected
Projects the strokes only onto selected objects.
Absolute Offset
Apply a fixed offset, and don't scale by the radius.
Only First
Use the start of the stroke for the depth.
Plane
The plane for the projected strokes.
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Normal to Surface | Draw in a plane perpendicular to the surface. |
| Tangent to Surface | Draw in the surface plane. |
| View | Draw in a plane that is aligned to the viewport. |
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Curve 2D | Draw the curve as 2d. |
| As Nurbs | Draw the curve as nurbs. |
Last Operator Draw Curve
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Error | Adjust the error distance threshold in object units |
| Fit Method | The curve fitting method. Choose between Refit and Split. |
| Corner Angle | Corners above this angle are considered as corners. |
| Cyclic | With curve type Bezier the curve gets closed. Has no effect at curve type Poly. |
Curve Pen
Extrudes start and end point of the spline to where you click with the mouse.
Tool Settings
Close Spline
Make the spline cyclic.
Extrude Handle Type
Type of the extrude handler.
Radius
Bezier curves have a radius. This is displayed by the black lines that points away from the curve. The radius tool allows you to resize this radius.
Header Value
When you resize the curve radius then you will see a value in the header. It tells you the current scale factor. This factor always starts with 1.
Tool Settings
Drag
When you click at the widget of the active tool, then you perform the tool action. Adjust what should happen when you click outside of the widget, in the empty area.
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Active Tool | When you click off the widget then the click still does the same than clicking at the widget. It performs the active tool. |
| Tweak, Select Box, Circle and Lasso | When you choose this options then you will set the off click to the different select methods. Whereas tweak works more than a move tool then. Tweak is the default. |
Last Operator Transform
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Values X Y Z W | The axis to increase the radius. Just X has an effect with the curve radius. |
| Axis | The axis to use. This has no effect with a curve object. |
Orientation
Adjust the orientation of the extrusion. It usually starts with Normal.
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Mirror Editing | Enable mirror editing. |
| Proportional editing | Enables proportional editing. Activating proportional editing reveals further settings. · Proportional Falloff: Adjust the falloff methods. · Proportional Size: See and adjust the falloff radius. · Connected: The proportional falloff gets calculated for connected parts only. · Projected(2D): The proportional falloff gets calculated in the screen space. Depth doesn't play a role. When it's in the radius, then it gets calculated. |
Tilt
With this tool you can tilt the curve. It is the mean tilt value in the Transform panel of the Sidebar.
Header Value
When you rotate the curve with the tilt tool, then you will see a value in the header. It tells you the current rotation relative to the starting rotation. This value always starts with 0.
Tool Settings
Drag
When you click at the widget of the active tool, then you perform the tool action. Adjust what should happen when you click outside of the widget, in the empty area.
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Active Tool | When you click off the widget then the click still does the same than clicking at the widget. It performs the active tool. |
| Tweak, Select Box, Circle and Lasso | When you choose this options then you will set the off click to the different select methods. Whereas tweak works more than a move tool then. Tweak is the default. |
Last Operator Transform
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| Angle | This value tells you the current rotation relative to the starting rotation. This value always starts with 0. |
| Mirror Editing | Enable mirror editing. |
| Proportional editing | Enables proportional editing. Activating proportional editing reveals further settings. · Proportional Falloff: Adjust the falloff methods. · Proportional Size: See and adjust the falloff radius. · Connected: The proportional falloff gets calculated for connected parts only. · Projected(2D): The proportional falloff gets calculated in the screen space. Depth doesn't play a role. When it's in the radius, then it gets calculated. |