Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

Time for action – adding a line to control the mainsail

You can't control the sail without a line. Made just like the tiller, it shows the flexibility of this technique:

1. Press A to deselect all objects. In the File menu, select Append.
2. Find 4909OS_09_sloop_line.blend.
3. Open the Object folder.
4. Press A to select the line and the line shape.
5. In the 3D View, select the line as shown in the following screenshot:
   
6. Press the Tab key to get into Edit Mode. You see the control points of the Bezier Curve that creates the line. Press the Tab key to re-enter Object Mode.
7. In the Properties window header, press the Object Data button. It has two dots connected by a curve. ...