Spline Method

Path Control

Specifies a vector spline to be used as a path. The first point defines the path's starting point. This method can be used or modified only when the path is stopped.

Syntax

HTML <PARAM NAME="Shape" VALUE="Spline(npoints, [ x1, y1, x2, y2... ] )">

Scripting pathObj.Spline ( npoints, [ x1, y1, x2, y2... ] )

HTML	<PARAM NAME="Shape" VALUE="Spline(npoints, [ x1, y1, x2, y2... ] )">
Scripting	pathObj.Spline ( npoints, [ x1, y1, x2, y2... ] )

Parameters

npoints
Number of points to be used to define the spline.
x1
First x point for the spline.
y1
First y point for the spline.
x2
Second x point for the spline.
y2
Second y point for the spline.

Remarks

You need to specify four points for each curve in the spline. You can specify the array of x, y coordinates either as an array or as a comma-delimited string of numbers that will be passed as the coordinate set. The number of points in the spline and their spacing can have an effect on the path's speed. Having too many points too close together along the path can cause the path to seem as if it is slowing down when it traverses those points.

Example

Right-click inside the frame and select View Source to see the HTML code for the Spline method example.