# Spline doesn’t work with Apple pencil 1 on iPad 9

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spline-doesn-t-work-with-apple-pencil-1-on-ipad-9/16792 "2022-01-09T15:04:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spline-doesn-t-work-with-apple-pencil-1-on-ipad-9/16792/2 "2022-01-09T15:09:26Z")

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Hello! Please do not lift off the pencil from the iPad screen while you move between the control points. When you are at a place where a control point should be placed, just push the pencil towards the screen. You will hear a clicking noise and the control point is placed.

There was a forum thread about this not so long ago, let me share it with you:

> [@Trying to draw curved lines](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-draw-curved-lines/16452/4):
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> Let me share two videos with you below, The first is about the spline tool, which lets you create curved lines. The pencil should not be pressed during the drawing of the curve, but you should not lift it off from the screen. Please only press it when the control points are placed. The second video is about the adjustment of the splines, this is where control points are important. These are the points that you can move freely and deform the spline with. If you have a tight corner, please do …

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