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- 5.6.1 DRAW SPLINE
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- The DRAW SPLINE command is used to draw a spline entity. A spline is a
- smooth curve drawn through a series of consecutive data points or knots.
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- COMMAND FORMAT
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- #DRAW SPLINE [modifiers] :Loc x1 ... xn [:Loc x1 ... xn] etc.
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- Each location entered defines a control point through which the curve will
- pass. Control points should not be too far apart as large radius curve
- segments may result. ( See fig. 5.44 ).
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- MODIFIERS
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- LAYER Requires a layer number. This will override the current
- active layer.
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- DEPTH Requires a depth number. This will override the current
- active depth.
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- CLOSED If this modifier is used, the first control point will also
- be used as the last control point creating a smooth join at
- both endpoints. ( See fig. 5.45 ).
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- HARDFONT Indicates that a hardware line style will be entered.
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- .STYLE One of the predefined styles, a value between 0 and 15.
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- .THICKNESS Line thickness, a value between 1 and 5.
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- SOFTFONT Indicates that a software line style will be entered. For a
- full description of the SOFTFONT option, see the
- documentation for the command DEFINE SOFTFONT.
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- ATTRIBUTE Used to enter one or more attributes associated with this
- entity. For a full description of the ATTRIBUTE option, see
- the documentation for the command ADD ATTRIBUTE.
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