Catenary Cables

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• Click on two points in order in the 3D Viewport. These points indicate areas where the cables will be placed randomly. You can adjust the size of the fields with Ctrl + Mouse Wheel.
• After adjusting the points, you can adjust the sagging amount of the cable by left-clicking once more and using the mouse movement.
• You can change the cable properties using shortcuts or make the necessary changes in the window that opens after creating the cable.
• You can use left click to complete the process and right click to cancel it.

Cable Count

• You can adjust the total cable count with the Numpad + or Numpad - shortcuts.

Sag Scaler

• You can increase or decrease the difference between the sagging amount of the cables with the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys.
• When the Sag Scaler is 1, all sag amounts are equal.

Sag Random Seed

• You can randomize the sag with the shortcuts D and Shift + D.
• The same seed will always give the same result.

Start/End Locations Random Seeds

• You can randomize the positions of the starting points with the shortcuts S and Shift + S,
• You can randomize the positions of the end points with the shortcuts E and Shift + E.
• The same seed will always give the same result.

Cable Radius

• You can adjust the thickness of the cables with Shift + Mouse Wheel.

Cable Profile Types

• You can change the type of the cables with Alt + Mouse Wheel. Or you can use a custom profile that is a curve or a mesh.

Snap to Face Center

• By holding down the Ctrl while clicking on the face you want to click, you can ensure that the cables are placed in the middle of that face.

Faces to Faces

• If an even number of faces is selected in edit mode, the starting and ending points are set as these faces. You can then randomize these locations.
• Additionally, the rotation of the curve is adjusted according to these faces.

Catenary or Default

• You can press G to change the cable creation method between catenary cable or default cable.

Twist

• You can use the Ctrl + Mouse Wheel shortcut to twist the cables.

Offset

• To offset the start and end points, you can move your mouse while holding down the Ctrl + Alt (for start) or Ctrl + Shift (for end) keys.

Flip Offset

• To change the direction of the offsets, you can use the shortcuts Ctrl + Alt + F (for start) or Ctrl + Shift + F (for end).

Cable Resolutions

• You can use R or Shift + R shortcuts to increase or decrease the resolution of the cables.

Place Connectors

• Using the C and V shortcuts, you can place connectors at the start and endpoints. These connectors can be the models you choose, or you can use the ready-made segments available in the addon.

Create Continuously

• If you activate the "Create Continuously" option, you can create cable masses continuously. In order for the endpoints of the cables to be the same, the "Common Endpoint" option must be active.

<aside> 💡 Important Note: -When continuous mode is active, the panel that appears after the process does not open. Therefore, it is recommended that you make the necessary adjustments while creating the cable. Or you can do it later with the "Edit Cable" operator.

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