# Cinema4d - Adding points to a spline

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288
**Category:** design
**Created:** [August 17, 2004, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288 "2004-08-17T15:05:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Vexir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288/1 "2004-08-17T15:05:31Z")

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Does anyone know hwo to add points to a spline? I read a tutorial which said control click to add but that didnt work… :h:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288/2 "2004-08-17T17:05:48Z")

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control and click yeah thats right? well works for me 😕 u mac or windows?

im a windows user so i dont know if its diffrent u sure u got the spline tool selected and not just the cursor (common but silly mistake i always make)

i dunno i will open up c4d when i get back im just going out to see about gettin a mac pc 😃

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288/3 "2004-08-17T18:55:25Z")

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I’m on Windows, can you write me a mini tut, so its all clear?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288/4 "2004-08-17T22:54:18Z")

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im to lazy to write one but i think this should help (hopefully)

[http://tiemdesign.com/3DTutorials/prev/Cinema\_lowpolymodeling/default.asp](http://tiemdesign.com/3DTutorials/prev/Cinema_lowpolymodeling/default.asp) (part 1)  
[http://tiemdesign.com/3DTutorials/prev/cd4lowpoly2/default.asp](http://tiemdesign.com/3DTutorials/prev/cd4lowpoly2/default.asp) (part 2)  
[http://tiemdesign.com/3DTutorials/prev/cd4lowpoly3/default.asp](http://tiemdesign.com/3DTutorials/prev/cd4lowpoly3/default.asp) (u guessed it part 3)

i think that shud help u (its how to model a basic gun which i think is useing the same method ur trying if not im worng ☹ ),

u might just need the “add points” tool u might need to grab it from inside c4d

go to

window \> layout \> edit pallets \> add points

hope that helps ya buddy.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288/5 "2004-08-18T11:28:25Z")

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in ‘points’ mode, right-click and choose ‘add points’.  
then control-click…

methinks…

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema4d-adding-points-to-a-spline/61288/6 "2004-08-18T21:46:57Z")

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Ahh k i got it thanks…
