diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/_curve/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/_curve/en.md index b3e129718c8..a85dbed6ff1 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/_curve/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/_curve/en.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Path._curve()" --- -The `Path._curve()` method draws a cubic Bezier curve +The `Path._curve()` method draws a cubic Bézier curve from the current position via two control points to a given endpoint. However, the start control point is identical to the current position, so you do not need to provide it. diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve/en.md index bc0a7e8c41b..f22c74d7e6b 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve/en.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Path.curve() --- -The `Path.curve()` method draws a cubic Bezier curve from the current position +The `Path.curve()` method draws a cubic Bézier curve from the current position via two control points to a given endpoint. ## Signature diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve_/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve_/en.md index 986b4fdc06e..0955e15cbcb 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve_/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/curve_/en.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Path.curve_() --- -The `Path.curve_()` method draws a cubic Bezier curve from the current position +The `Path.curve_()` method draws a cubic Bézier curve from the current position via two control points to a given endpoint. However, the end control point is identical to the end point. diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/roughlength/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/roughlength/en.md index 55121821513..1c5e2c1b2a7 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/roughlength/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/roughlength/en.md @@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ Number path.roughLength() The `Path.roughLength()` is not intended to give an estimate that is accurate, but rather differentiates between paths that are a few millimeter long, or meters long. -It calculates the length without *walking the (cubic) Bezier curve* making it very fast and very inaccurate (for curves). +It calculates the length without *walking the (cubic) Bézier curve* making it very fast and very inaccurate (for curves). It is typically used to determine how much precision to apply when walking a curve. diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/curveedge/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/curveedge/en.md index 7d30cb65ad2..49d254e6863 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/curveedge/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/curveedge/en.md @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ title: utils.curveEdge() --- -The `utils.curveEdge()` function finds the edge of a cubic Bezier curve, given the curve, the edge to find ("top", "bottom", "left", or "right"), and the number of steps to divide the curve into while walking it. +The `utils.curveEdge()` function finds the edge of a cubic Bézier curve, +given the curve, the edge to find ("top", "bottom", "left", or "right"), +and the number of steps to divide the curve into while walking it. ## Signature diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointonbeam/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointonbeam/en.md index e88c58bf114..fd3be1b60e6 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointonbeam/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointonbeam/en.md @@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ The fourth parameter controls the precision. Lower numbers make the check less p Typically, you don't need to worry about precision. But occasionally, you may get unexpected results because of floating point errors, rounding errors, or -cubic Bezier juggling. +cubic Bézier juggling. When that happens, you can lower the precision so you get what you expect. diff --git a/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointoncurve/en.md b/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointoncurve/en.md index f8a5c92f897..30428be3fc4 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointoncurve/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/reference/api/utils/pointoncurve/en.md @@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ bool utils.pointOnCurve( ## Notes -Keep in mind that calculations with Bezier curves are often approximations. +Keep in mind that calculations with Bézier curves are often approximations. diff --git a/markdown/dev/tutorials/pattern-design/constructing-the-neck-opening/en.md b/markdown/dev/tutorials/pattern-design/constructing-the-neck-opening/en.md index 8a6263a551a..04fc63303da 100644 --- a/markdown/dev/tutorials/pattern-design/constructing-the-neck-opening/en.md +++ b/markdown/dev/tutorials/pattern-design/constructing-the-neck-opening/en.md @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ If you've read through the high-level [Pattern guide](/guides/patterns) you will have learned that paths always start with a `move()` operation. In this case, we moved to our `right` points. -From there, we drew a cubic Bezier curve to our `bottom` point by using +From there, we drew a cubic Bézier curve to our `bottom` point by using `rightCp1` and `bottomCp2` as control points. When all is said and done, we now have a quarter of our neck opening.