Helper functions

Various functions that help with cabling. Some of them work best when assigned to keyborad shortcuts which could be done in Preferences.

Add Bezier Point at Mouse Cursor;
Cut Bezier Curve;
Reset Points Rotation;
Switch Points Handles Auto - Aligned;
Add Polycurve Circle at 3D Cursor;
Create a Multi-Profile;
Find Selected Curves Profiles;
Add Single Vert at 3D Cursor;
Drop the Cable;
Apply Symmetry;
Create Line from a Curve;
Convert Between a Mesh and a Curve;

Add Bezier Point at Mouse Cursor

Select a bezier curve in Edit Mode and run the function. While the modal is active, click onn the curve to add more points under the mouse cursor. Press X to dissolve a point under the mouse cursor.

Cut Bezier Curve

If in Object Mode: the function will separate all the splines of selected curves to individual curves;
If in Edit Mode: the function will separate the selected curves using the selected points;

Reset Points Rotation

This function will snap the local orientation of handles of the selected points to 45˚.

Switch Points Handles Auto <> Aligned

This function will switch the type of the handles of the selected points between Auto and Aligned. I use this when handles are rotated in a weird way and I want to normalize them or when I move a point quite far away.

Add Polycurve Circle at 3D Cursor

This modal will add an adjustable poly curve circle at 3D Cursor location: it’s a fast way of creating a base for curve profiles. Use S and D keys while in the modal to change the profile points number and radius.

Create a Multi-Profile

Convert a 1-spline profile curve to a multi-spline profile curve. Use on existing multi-spline curve to adjust the offset and the number of splines.

Find Selected Curves Profiles

This function select profile objects for all selected curves and/or curves for all selected profile objects. Hold Shift key to keep the original selection active. If no objects are selected, the function will select profile curves that aren’t used by any curves (so they could be deleted).

Tag Profile for Grabbing

This function tags selected curve to be a used as a profile in the Grab Profile function

Add Single Vert at 3D Cursor

This function will add a mesh object with a single vertex at the location of the 3D Cursor. This is useful as a base for Cable From Edges function.

Drop the Cable

This funciton will drop all the unselected cable points to surfaces beneath them.

Apply symmetry

Apply curves Symmetry modifier. Note that in some complex scenarios (multiple mirrors that use different objects as a base) it may give weird results: try to simplyfy the mirror in this case.

Create a Line from Curve

This function creates a straight line based on the selected curves lentgh, optionally the created straight line could be a fraction of the full length. This could be useful to create detailed meshes based on simplified profles.

Convert Between a Mesh and a Curve

This function will convert the selected object type between a mesh and a curve. It’s useful to generate mesh objects from curve profiles and back.