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title: "breakTangents"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun112/31230749/breakTangents"
format: markdown
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# Description

Breaks the tangent on a selected key into two separate parts or handle manipulators. These can then be used to adjust curve slopes independently on either side of the key. This allows steeper gradients to be achieved than is possible with a single tangent, where both sides move together.

## Functional area

Data manipulators

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `breakTangents` |

### Arguments

None

### Flags

None

## Return value

void

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [createTangents](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun112/pages/31237127)
- [unbreakTangents](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun112/pages/31235701)