HandleCurve

The HandleCurve command draws illustration-program-style chained Bézier curves.

Steps

Pick the first curve point.

Pick a handle location.

Repeat the steps to place additional points, and press Enter to end the command.

Command-line options

Alt key

Press Alt to place a kink.

Ctrl key

Press Ctrl to place the point.

AutoClose

Closes the curve when the cursor moves close to the curve's start point.

AutoClose steps

Move the cursor close to the start point of the curve, and pick.

The curve will close.

Press the Alt key to suspend automatic closing.

Closes the curve smoothly, creating a periodic curve.

Sharp

Closes the curve with a kink, creating a non-periodic curve.

PersistentClose

The PersistentClose option closes the curve as soon as there are two points placed.

Note: If you continue to pick points, the curve updates the shape while remaining closed.

Undo

The Undo option reverses the last action.