T-spline Merging

Geometric models, such as for use in CAD/CAM or animation, are often constructed in a piece-wise fashion. Historically, these models have been made of NURBS surfaces. For various reasons it is problematic and often times mathematically impossible to combine several NURBS models into one continuous s...

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Main Author: Ipson, Heather
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2005
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/313
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1312&context=etd