Learning AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010

Lesson 47 | Creating Splines

This lesson describes how to create splines with the Spline command.

In many designs you need to show a smooth free-form line or edge that cannot be defined with straight lines and arcs, such as the curved edge shown here. Creating smooth curves with splines provides the look you want while creating an efficient object in the drawing file.

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

• Describe splines.
• Describe the procedure for creating a spline.

About Splines

Splines are smooth curves that pass through specified points. The curve elements of splines are not true arcs nor polylines, therefore splines ...