Blender 3D Printing by Example

Moving control points

Just like in Object Mode, you right-click items to select them in Edit Mode. We can start by right-clicking on one of the end points, a control point, of our curve. When a point is selected, it will be surrounded by a white circle with axis arrows. Once selected, you have four options for moving that point:

• You can left-click anywhere inside that white circle and drag and drop that point to the desired location. This is quick and fast, but there is a potential downside. Since you are working in 3D space, you may also unknowingly move the point in an unintended direction.
• If you'd like to be more deliberate with your actions, then you can left-click one of the axis arrows. You can also drag and drop the point to a new ...