Add CVs or edit points
to the end of a curve
- Select the curve to add CVs, or select
the last edit point to add edit points.
- Select
Edit Curves > Add Points Tool.
- Click in the view to add new CVs or edit
points.
- Press to finish
the curve.
Extend
a curve or curve-on-surface a certain distance
- Select the curve.
- Choose
Edit Curves > Extend > Extend Curve > or
Edit Curves > Extend > Extend Curve on Surface > .
- Click Distance (or Parametric
Distance for a curve-on-surface) and enter the distance
you want to extend the curve. You can interactively change the distance
in the channel box or attribute editor after you extend.
For curves-on-surface
the Parametric Distance sets a
fraction of the surface length in the direction the curve runs.
For instance, a value of 0.5 extends the curve length by roughly
half the length of the surface in the direction the curve runs.
- Do one of the following:
- Click Linear to
extend the curve in a straight line.
- Click Circular to
extend the curve in an arc.
- Click Extrapolate to
maintain tangent continuity with the current shape of the curve.
- Set Extend Curve At to
choose which end (or Both ends) to extend from.
- To make the extension part of the current
curve, turn on Join to Original. Turn this
option off to make the extension a new curve.
- Click Extend or Extend
CoS.
Extend
one end of a curve or curve-on-surface out to exact coordinates
- Select the curve.
- Choose
Edit Curves > Extend > Extend Curve > or
Edit Curves > Extend > Extend Curve on Surface > .
- Click Point (or UV
Point for a curve-on-surface).
- Set Extend Curve At to
choose which end to extend from.
- To make the extension part of the current
curve, turn on Join to Original. Turn this
option off to make the extension a new curve.
- Click Extend.
TipWhen Keep
Original is on in the Extend Curve option
box, Maya will create an extend node on the curve. You can select
the extend node in the channel box or attribute editor to tweak
the extend operation, including distance, interactively.