Curve Tool: Changing a Point's Velocity

Each point can have either a fixed velocity or dynamic velocity. By default all points have dynamic velocities, which means that RMCWin computes the best velocity for the point to yield the smoothest overall curve. However, if you need a point to have a specific velocity, you can change it to be a fixed velocity.

Note: Fixed velocities are not available in Standard curves. See Standard vs. Enhanced Curves for details.

To set a point's velocity:

Select the point or points that you want to change, as described in Selecting Points.
On the View menu, click Properties.
You can also double-click on a point, right-click on a point and then click Properties on the shortcut menu, or press ALT+ENTER or ENTER to open the Point Properties dialog box

Under Advanced, set the Set Velocity check box.
Enter the desired velocity in the Velocity text box.
Click OK.

You can also set a point's velocity in the Spreadsheet view; see Spreadsheet View and Editing Cells for details.

To give a point a dynamic velocity:

Select the point or points that you want to change, as described in Selecting Points.
On the View menu, click Properties.
You can also double-click on a point, right-click on a point and then click Properties on the shortcut menu, or press ALT+ENTER or ENTER to open the Point Properties dialog box.

Under Advanced, clear the Set Velocity check box.
Click OK.