As more and more ME CAD/CAM application programs start using B-splines to represent curves and surfaces, the need is arising for advanced CAD/CAM workstations which can generate realistic images of these curves and surfaces directly from the B-spline description. This article discusses the advantages of using B-splines (in particular trimmed nonuniform rational B-splines) in such applications and the advantages of having a workstation that can display them directly. The authors explain B-splines in an intuitive and largely nonmathematical way. Illustrations are given of mechanical parts which contain both geometric shapes and freeform surfaces and which were rendered directly from B-spline descriptions. These examples are compared to the usual method for rendering such objects to further Illustrate the advantages of rendering trimmed surfaces directly from the B-spline description.
Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines
Sae Technical Papers
Computer Graphics Conference and Exposition ; 1987
1987-04-07
Conference paper
English
Non-uniform rational B-splines
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