Bezier handles

[Brian Jones]

what version of C4D? Pen Tool if it’s there or Move tool in Points mode if it’s not, I think.

[Jim Scott]

I’m not trying to just blow off your question, but as you are new to C4D the best tip I can offer is to get familiar with the built-in help system. To access it right click (or select it and enter the keyboard shortcut CMD + F1) on just about any icon/property/command in the interface and select “Show Help.” The Help window will open up with a description of the selected tool or property. Unfortunately, the help system is somewhat inconsistent in that some entries will be very detailed and helpful while others will not be, but the entry for the Spline Pen is one of the former and should answer your question. As Brian mentioned, the tools and their capabilities may vary with C4D versions, but the help system will be current to your installed system and will often reference the changes between versions.

[Jim Scott]

If you have R17 or newer here’s a couple of handy tutorials covering the new spline tools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29y-7iAt4WA&index=4&list=PLLh6XXBlLyX70MoV-lX4OzJVxRImYYVJn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SomBtJCqocc

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[David Gordy]

Thanks Jim and Brian for the responses, and even more so, pointing me to additional resources. I just joined this community and this was my first post – as you can tell, I have a lot to learn. I have been using Maya for a couple of years now and maneuvering around in a new application is taking some time getting used to.

Can’t wait to keep at it in Cinema 4D and use that help feature you mentioned. BTW, I have version R19 and it rocks!

Pleasure to meet you guys and will look forward to also one day contributing to the forum.

Thanks again!

[Dan Noakes]

Solution: Activate the pen tool, activate point mode, and then double click on the spline point to reveal the bezier curves.

[Steve Bentley]

Just ran into this myself in R19. Not sure what the problem is but a restart didn’t help.
Finally I tried changing from model mode to object mode and that seemed to do the trick, Of course you have to go back to point mode to access the points but toggling the object mode seemed to release whatever lock was preventing the handles from responding (the whole point would move instead) .
Once toggled it looks like you can go back to model mode and things continue to work.
Buggaboo I would guess.