Extra Smoothing command (Edit-Modes menu)

This command enables or disables the extra-smoothing option of the Move XY and Move Z tools in block mode. This command is only available in block mode.

In normal smoothing mode, a certain portion of the track is moved as is, without any deformation ; the shape of the track over the smoothing zone is then adjusted in order to fit with the applied movement. Existing turns in the track are preserved by this adjustment : normal smoothing is therefore appropriate for adding new turns without removing the existing ones.

In extra-smoothing mode, the shape of the track is smoothened using polynomial interpolation, without retaining the original turns. All existing turns within the smoothing zone are removed, and replaced by a single bend which connects the new position of the moved block with the rest of the track. Extra-smoothing is therefore appropriate for deeper reshaping operations, such as replacing a sequence of sharp turns by a single wider turn, or even straightening a track portion.