# Element Inspector overlay reference
  
Use the Element Inspector overlay to configure knots, tangents, and the flow of a spline. 

To access the Element Inspector overlay, select knots or tangents on splines in the Scene view.  

| **Property**          | **Description**           |
| :-------------------- | :-------------------------| 
| **Knot position** |  Set a knot's position. </br></br>  This property is visible only when you select knots. |
| **Knot rotation** | Set a knot's rotation. </br></br>  This property is visible only when you select knots. |
| **Linear** |  Select the **[Linear tangent mode](tangent-modes.md#linear-tangent-mode)** for a knot's tangents. |
| **Auto** | Select the **[Auto tangent mode](tangent-modes.md#auto-tangent-mode)** for a knot's tangents. |
| **Bezier** | Select the **[Bezier tangent mode](tangent-modes.md#bezier-tangent-mode)** for a knot's tangents. |
| **Bezier** | Select the **Bezier** mode for a knot's tangents if the knot is in [Bezier tangent mode](tangent-modes.md#bezier-tangent-mode). </br> </br> The following Bezier modes are available: <ul><li> [**Mirrored**](tangent-modes.md#mirrored-bezier-mode) </li> <li> [**Continuous**](tangent-modes.md#continuous-bezier-mode) </li> <li> [**Broken**](tangent-modes.md#broken-bezier-mode) </li> </ul> | 
| **In** | Set the magnitude and direction of the knot's **In** tangent. The **In** tangent defines the curvature of the segment that enters the knot. </br> </br> This property is visible only when you select knots. |
| **Out**|  Set the magnitude and direction of the knot's **Out** tangent. The **Out** tangent defines the curvature of the segment that exits the knot. </br> </br> This property is visible only when you select knots. |
| **Magnitude** | Set the magnitude of a tangent. </br> </br> A tangent's magnitude determines how much that tangent affects the curvature of its respective segment. A high magnitude value increases a tangent's influence on a segment's curvature and a low value decreases it. </br> </br> This property is visible only when you select tangents. |
| **Direction** | Set the direction that a tangent points to from its knot. </br> </br> This property is visible only when you select tangents. |


 
## Additional resources

- [**Tangent modes**](tangent-modes.md)
- [**Link and unlink knots**](link-unlink-knots.md)
- [**Split knots**](split-knots.md)
- [**Join knots**](join-knots.md)
- [**Reverse the flow of a spline**](reverse-spline-flow.md)