Primitives¶

Reference

Mode:	Object Mode and Edit Mode
Panel:	Tool Shelf ‣ Create ‣ Add Primitive/Curve
Menu:	Add ‣ Curve
Hotkey:	`Shift-A`

Add Curve menu.

In Object Mode, the Add Curve menu, provides five different curve primitives:

Bézier Curve¶

Adds an open 2D Bézier curve with two control points.

Adds a closed, circle-shaped 2D Bézier curve (made of four control points).

Adds an open 2D NURBS curve, with four control points, with Uniform knots.

Adds a closed, circle-shaped 2D NURBS curve (made of eight control points).

Adds a NURBS open 3D curve made of five aligned control points, with Endpoint knots and the Curve Path setting enabled.

A free-hand draw tool for curve creation by dragging the mouse.