In industries such as aerospace, automotive and shipbuilding, various mathematical models are used for the computer internal representation of curves and surfaces. Most of these industries have recently adopted B-Spline curves and surfaces to take advantage of their outstanding properties.The B-Spline technique provides a high degree of flexibility in that it allows any order of continuity, including controllable discontinuity and local deformation ability. Compared to other methods, a B-Spline requires relatively little storage space and permits efficient evaluation, allowing direct manipulation of a curve or surface on an interactive graphics device.The educational computer program B.SPLINE was designed to introduce designers to the B-Spline technique. B.SPLINE enables the user to generate and manipulate B-Spline curves using “rubber banding” on an Apollo computer. Since B-Spline surfaces are the logical extension of B-Spline curves, the use of B.SPLINE will provide designers with adequate knowledge to manipulate B-Spline surfaces.B.SPLINE is currently used in the graduate curriculum of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan.


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    Title :

    Interactive Computer Graphics Program for Generating B-Spline Curves


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Computer Graphics Conference and Exposition ; 1987



    Publication date :

    1987-04-07




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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