The two helpers indicate which edge of an object is TAD focused on. Sometime the edge itself is having some hidden corners aka vertices (as they make up a curve, for example). To reach those hidden corners/vertices, you need to make the helpers go into the edge itself. This checkbox toggles the helpers to go into the edge itself (revealing its hidden corners/vertices) or return back to the overall object.

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