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Using the Spline tool

Using the Spline tool - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Using the Spline tool

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- [Instructor] Splines are one of the most powerful of the sketch tools that are available to us. And there's all types of different controls and options we can have in defining the way spline is drawn. Also though, be cautious when using spline because splines are very, very hard to define on a drawing or any type of documentation. So keep that in mind whenever using a spline. That being said, let's go ahead and jump over and start using spline. So the very first type of spline we have is a regular spline. We also have this one called a style spline and we're going to look at both of those. So the very first spline, you're going to click where you want to start. Click where you want that inflection point to be. Click where you want your next inflection point to be and then click maybe where you want to end or you can continue adding points as many times as you'd like. When you're happy with your shape, click on escape, and now I can click on the endpoints and drag things around. I…

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