Re: [Inkscape-devel] NEW: Spiro splines LPE

bulia byak wrote:

A Spiro path is defined by a sequence of points, but unlike a regular path with Bezier curves, all Spiro points lie on the path and there are no off-path handles. The curvature of the path is defined entirely by the positions of the points and their types. The path behaves very similar to a springy rod which is forced to pass through the given points and which uses the minimum possible curvature to satisfy the requirement. As such, it feels quite natural and the resulting path is very smooth - with the kind of smoothness you can achieve with Beziers only after much tweaking.

That's really cool. It's definitely something I will use, plus it's another feature that will make Inkscape more friendly for vector novices.