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
.
- Click in the view to add new CVs or edit points.
- Press Enter to finish the curve.
Extend a curve or curve-on-surface a certain distance
- Select the curve.
- Choose
or
.
- 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
or
.
- 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.
Tip: When
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.