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This is both a functionality & UI improvement for Path2D.
The following are the improvements:

There are 2 new icons in the Path2D toolbar:
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The curvy one - Auto smooth:
Currently, adding points is straight-forward enough, but since control handles default to 0, the result is angular and the path changes instantaneously:
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Often, the desired result will be a curve, and adding the control handles manually for every point is tedious. So, the blue curve icon, "Smooth All Points," will automatically interopolate a smooth transition between all points, i.e.:
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Visible here is another enhancement. The control nodes for each point now have an amber color. Before, they were all the same shape and all white, and it made distinguishing what's what on all but the simplest curves unpleasant.

The line/pencil-like icon just does the reverse, and removes all handles from the curve.

Also, it is now possible to select multiple points (or single points in the viewport itself), using box select or holding ctrl+clicking:
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Here, the blue points are selected, and they can be bulk deleted (and undone of course), and moved in bulk as well.

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  • New Features

    • Added multi-point and box selection, grouped movement, and deletion in the Path2D editor.
    • Added tools to smooth all curve points and reset point handles individually or collectively.
    • Added script-accessible Curve2D operations for resetting handles and smoothing points.
    • Improved point and handle highlighting, selection guidance, and undo/redo support.
    • Prevented point creation and segment splitting while other editing actions are active.
  • Documentation

    • Documented the new Curve2D operations.

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Curve2D adds handle reset and smoothing APIs. The Path2D editor adds multi-point selection, group movement, deletion, selection-aware rendering, and undoable toolbar actions.

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Curve2D editor enhancements

Layer / File(s) Summary
Curve2D handle operations
scene/resources/curve.h, scene/resources/curve.cpp, doc/classes/Curve2D.xml
Curve2D adds methods to reset individual or all point handles and to smooth points. The methods are script-bound and documented.
Point selection and group editing
editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.h, editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
The Path2D editor supports point selection, additive box selection, group movement, selection deletion, action gating, and selection clearing during curve edits.
Selection-aware handle rendering
editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.h, editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
Handle multimeshes include per-instance colors. Selected handles render in cyan, and the active box-selection rectangle uses editor theme colors.
Curve operation toolbar
editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.h, editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
The toolbar adds “Smooth All Points” and “Reset All Handles”. Both operations record curve-data changes for undo and redo. The toolbar buttons use icons, and the selection tooltip describes the new controls.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant EditorInput
  participant Path2DEditor
  participant Curve2D
  participant UndoRedo
  EditorInput->>Path2DEditor: select points or drag a selection box
  Path2DEditor->>Curve2D: update selected point positions
  Path2DEditor->>UndoRedo: record group movement
  UndoRedo->>Curve2D: restore or apply point positions
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sequenceDiagram
  participant EditorToolbar
  participant Path2DEditor
  participant Curve2D
  participant UndoRedo
  EditorToolbar->>Path2DEditor: select a curve operation
  Path2DEditor->>Curve2D: smooth points or reset handles
  Path2DEditor->>UndoRedo: store before and after curve data
  UndoRedo->>Path2DEditor: restore curve data on undo or redo
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The new curve tools and multi-point editing behavior have no remaining concrete merge-blocking risk.

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🟡 Minor · Require ACTION_NONE before point creation or segment splitting. · editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp:229-274

229-274: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Require ACTION_NONE before point creation or segment splitting.

Both left-button branches run while action != ACTION_NONE. If a qualifying press arrives while a drag has changed the curve, the branch overwrites action and action_point. The next release commits only the replacement action, so the previous drag is not registered with EditorUndoRedoManager and cannot be undone through that action.

Add action == ACTION_NONE to both branch conditions. The stale multi_move_start_positions map does not cause invalid-point movement here because new-point motion uses action_point; the map is used only for ACTION_MOVING_POINT.

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In `@editor/scene/2d/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp` around lines 229 - 274, The
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require action == ACTION_NONE. Update both branches handling
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their existing behavior, so an active drag action cannot be overwritten before
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