{{description>Creates a Shape from a spline.}}
====== Input Spline Shape ======
<note>This component is used in example scene(s) such as:

23_CGTube, 24_CGConformPath, 26_CGExtrusionExtendedUV.</note>
Creates a [[..:datatypes#Shape|Shape]] from a [[..:..:splines:curvyspline|CurvySpline]].

<note important>A Shape must lie on the X/Y plane.</note>

===== Slots =====

==== Outputs ====
^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
| Shape | [[..:datatypes#Shape|Shape]] | The shape sampled from the spline |

===== Settings =====

==== General ====
Basic settings for the source spline and how it is read.

=== Shape ===
The source spline. Assign an existing spline from the scene, or create a [[..:resources#Managed Resource|managed]] spline resource. When using a managed resource, the [[..:..:splines:shapes|Shapes]] inspector is accessible directly from the module.

=== Use Cache ===
When enabled, uses the spline's precomputed position and tangent cache instead of recalculating on the fly. Faster, but slightly less precise.

=== Use Global Space ===
When enabled, the spline's control points are read in world space instead of local space.

<note>Using global space is convenient when the spline moves in the scene, but causes the module to refresh every time the spline's transform changes, which increases CPU usage.</note>

==== Range ====
Limit the module to a portion of the spline instead of using it in full.

For example, setting the range from CP0001 to CP0002 means only that segment is exported. A subsequent module that uses a length of 1 will work over that segment only, not the whole spline.

<note tip>Useful for clamping extrusions or object placement to a fixed portion of the spline, independent of total spline length.</note>

=== Start CP ===
The control point where the range begins. On a closed spline and if no End CP is set, this acts as a shift, i.e. the chosen CP becomes the start of shape.

=== End CP ===
The control point where the range ends.