How do you undo the EditPtOn command?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Hi everyone,

I have been going through a tutorial (Dana Buscaglia, Rhino 6.0 for Jewelry, p. 375, to be exact), and I learned about the EditPtOn command.

I learned that this command can be invoked either by typing it on the Command Line or via the appropriate button on the Standard tabbed toolbar.

This is a very useful command, to be sure. But I cannot figure out how to turn it off. I looked at the help screen, but that does not provide an answer — at least, not that I can discern.

So, please, how do I turn off the EditPtOn command so that control points are not forced to lie on the curve?

Thank you.

Stanley

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Hi Stanley. The ESC key should do it.

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An alternative is the PointsOff command. Or right click on the icon used to turn on the edit points.

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The Edit Points are not the same as the control points.

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Hi Chuck and David,

Yes, both of those methods turn off the control points (and so does F11).

The problem is that the next time I turn the points back on, they are still on the line. I cannot figure out how to turn on the control points so that they are not off the line, which of course is the default situation.

Stanley

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Hi David,

First, I did not realize that the edit points differed from the control points. I need to get this issue clarified in my minds.

In any event, I have the same issue. When I turn the points back on, they are always on the line.

Stanley

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In any event, I have the same issue. When I turn the points back on, they are always on the line.

If it is a line then edit points and control points will always be on the line. Show your geometry so we know what you are talking about.

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OK. Here is the file. I have everything turned off except for the one object that I have labelled “arc and arc base.”

RevolvedRingBand.3dm (572.7 KB)

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With control points on they do not lay on the curve. I am not sure what issue you are having.
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Hi Chuck, David, and Michael,

OK. I was getting something mixed up. Everyone is right, and I am wrong. There is no problem.

Thank you.

Stanley