The Great Curve

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I’m pleased to announce new tools in SlopeCharts: the Quadratic Curve and the Cubic Curve. These are both drawn objects which can be made available via the drawn objects palette.

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It’s easier to show you these things than to describe them. Here is the quadratic curve, which you can create by clicking two anchor points and then clicking a third anchor point between them to stretch the curve to your liking.

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The cubic curve calls for four anchor points; two at the extremes, one at the first curve point, and another at the final curve point. This is appropriate for sine-wave type drawings.

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Below, for example, I have applied two quadratic curves to the chart of housing prices in the United States. Pretty cool, huh?

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Here, let’s celebrate: