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From: sinha@caen.engin.umich.edu (SARVAJIT S SINHA)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: NURBS
Summary: NURBS
Message-ID: <3f9c4f75.13e07@dreams.engin.umich.edu>
Date: 11 Nov 88 23:46:00 GMT
References: <435@infko.UUCP> <6527@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
Organization: U of M Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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In article <6527@pucc.Princeton.EDU>, DMLAUR@pucc.Princeton.EDU (David M. Laur) writes:
> In article <435@infko.UUCP>, uro@infko.UUCP (Uwe und Roland) writes:
> >I am searching for literature, fundamental articles etc.,
> >dealing with "NURBS" (Non Uniform Rational Beta Splines).
> >
> >Is there anybody who can help me?
> >
> >Roland Berling,
> >Universitaet Koblenz (EWH)
> >Informatik
> >Rheinau 3-4
> >D-5400 Koblenz  (West Germany)

Start with Farin's book "Curves and Surfaces in Computer Aided Geometric
Design: A practical Guide" by Gerald Farin.

Or look for things by Wolfgang Boehm or Bezier or Coons

By the way, NURBS = NonUniformRational B-spline (as opposed to Beta splines)

Hope this helps,
Sarvajit Sinha, EECS dept, University of Michigan

If you need more info, e-mail to
sinha@caen.engin.umich.edu


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Sarvajit Sinha                                         sinha@caen.engin.umich.edu
University of Michigan
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