How can I create a curve that will snap to different points? (fai.

[Mike]

How can I create a curve that will snap to different points? I am trying to
make a fair line.

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

Not quite sure what you're trying to do...it's a bit unclear. Check out
Tools > Snap & Glue. There are some neat-o "snap to drawing aids" features
in Visio, whereby you can snap to a curve, a curve extension, midpoints of a
curve, and so on.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Chris, Mike is trying to get the reverse. He wants the curve to snap to the
points rather than the points to snap to the curve.

I am not sure of Mike's specific application, but fair curves are used in
boat building to get a smooth hull. The designer sets up a series of offsets
for the hull and tries to find a smooth curve between the points. In the old
days, they used a flexible piece of rubber and bent it to match the points.

John... Visio MVP

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[Mark Nelson [MS]]

That is the basic concept for NURBS. You might play with the Freeform tool
and see if that gives you the control you want.

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Mark Nelson
Microsoft Corporation

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