2D Spline Shapes

The following //ezsp subcommands feature splines from predefined 2D shapes swept along the spline path.

Syntax

//ezspline 2d <shape> <pattern>

<shape> : The 2D shape defines the cross-section of the spline. Choose one from the list below.
<pattern>: Specifies the block(s) the spline is made out of, e.g. clay.

The remaining arguments are outlined on the subpage.

List of `<shape>`s

//ezspline 2d`` `Circle (Ci)(//ezspline basic)`

Circle Spline

Generates a simple cylindrical spline along the spline path.

Cylinder shape has no parameters.

//ezsp basic is an alias of //ezsp 2d Circle.

//ezspline 2d`` `Square (Sq)`

Square Spline

Generates a simple square-shaped spline along the spline path.

Square shape has no parameters.

//ezspline 2d`` `Diamond (Di)`

Diamond Spline

Generates a simple diamond-shaped spline along the spline path.

Diamond shape has no parameters.

//ezspline 2d`` `RoundedSquare (RS)`

RoundedSquare Spline

Generates a simple rounded square-shaped spline along the spline path.

RoundedSquare shape has no parameters.

//ezspline 2d`` `SuperCircle (SC)`

SuperCircle Spline

Generates a spline with the given super-circle shape as the cross-section along the spline path.

[Exponent:<value>] (E) (Default: 2.0)
- Determines the shape.
  - below 1 are stars, 1 is a diamond, 2 is a circle, and above 2 approaches a square shape

Example:

//ezsp 2d SuperCircle(Exponent:0.5) clay 15

This GIF goes through running the above command with the following set of exponent values 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 99.0:

//ezspline 2d`` `CirclesCircle (CC)` (`//ezspline rope)`

CirclesCircle Spline

Generates multiple cylinder splines next to each other along the spline path.

[Count:<value>] (C) (Default: 3)
- Determines how many circles there are in the circle of circles. Must be between 1 and 12.
[Filled:<boolean>] (F) (Default: false)
- Determines whether the inside should be filled or not.

Example:

//ezsp 2d CC(Count:1) clay 15

The following GIF has been generated by just running the above command, and incrementing the Count parameter each time, from 1 up to 10 in this case:

//ezspline 2d CirclesCircle`` -t 90 ``clay 10

Or by using //ezspline rope clay 10

//ezspline rope is an alias for //ezspline 2d CirclesCircle -t 90

//ezspline 2d`` `Polygon (Po)`

Polygon Spline

Generates a polygon-shaped spline along the spline path.

[Sides:<value>] (S) (Default: 5):
- The number of sides of the polygon. 3 means triangle, 4 means square, 5 means pentagon, etc. Must be at least 3.

Example:

//ezsp 2d Polygon(Sides:3) clay 15

The GIF has been generated by running the above command, and incrementing the count parameter each time, from 3 up to 8 in this case:

//ezspline 2d`` `Rectangle (Re)`

Rectangle Spline

Generates a rectangle-shaped spline along the spline path.

[X1:<value>] (Default: -1.0):
- Defines the x-position of the first corner of the rectangle. Between -1 and 1.
[Y1:<value>] (Default: -1.0):
- Defines the y-position of the first corner of the rectangle. Between -1 and 1.
[X2:<value>] (Default: 1.0):
- Defines the x-position of the second corner of the rectangle. Between -1 and 1.
[Y2:<value>] (Default: 1.0):
- Defines the y-position of the second corner of the rectangle. Between -1 and 1.

Example:

The "Hi" from above has been generated by running the following set of commands:
- //ezsp 2d`` Re(x1:-1.0,y1:-1.0,x2:-0.6,y2:1.0) ``clay 12
  - (The left column from the H)
- //ezsp 2d`` Re(x1:-0.2,y1:-1.0,x2:0.2,y2:1.0) ``clay 12
  - (The left column from the H)
- //ezsp 2d`` Re(x1:-1.0,y1:-0.2,x2:0.2,y2:0.2) ``clay 12
  - (The horizontal line from the H)
- //ezsp 2d`` Re(x1:0.6,y1:-1.0,x2:1.0,y2:0.2) ``clay 12
  - (The column of the i)
- //ezsp 2d`` Re(x1:0.6,y1:0.6,x2:1.0,y2:1.0) ``clay 12
  - (The dot of the i)

//ezspline 2d`` `Star (St)`

Star Spline

Generates a star-shaped spline along the spline path.

[Sides:<value>] (S) (Default: 5):
- The number of sides of the polygon. 3 means triangle, 4 means square, 5 means pentagon, etc. Must be at least 3.
[Depth:<value>] (D) (Default: 0.5):
- Sets how deep the folds of the star cut towards the center. Between 0 and 1.
- 0 imitates polygons,
- Values close to 1 lead to extremely thin spikes.

//ezspline 2d`` `Flower (Fl)`

Flower Spline

Generates a flower-shaped spline along the spline path.

[Count:<value>] (S) (Default: 5):
- The number of petals of the flower.
[Depth:<value>] (D) (Default: 0.5):
- Sets how deep the folds in between two petals of the flower cut towards the center. Between 0 and 1.