Success! I've solved the problem. First, I just got fed up after Maya wouldn't let me put down more than 2 CV points, so I reinstalled again . Once I did that, it worked fine after I reversed the original curve, and none of the others (odd since that orients it in the wrong direction.) That might work for you danilo20, though it may just be my cooky system that despretly needs defraged.

Thanks again Peltra. I'm going to try out that other technique you described as well.