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title: "Base Curve"
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section_path: "Configuration > Preferences > Import/Export > DWG Import > Object Settings for Curves and Surfaces > Base Curve"
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description: "This page refers to the Base Curve object in Cinema 4D. It is the spline output generated by curve-producing node capsules; its properties are largely …"
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# Base Curve

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page refers to the **Base Curve object** in **Cinema 4D**. It is the spline output generated by curve-producing node capsules; its properties are largely read-only because the shape is defined by the underlying node setup.

Nearly all of this object's properties cannot be edited.