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  Re: Convert Heightfield-like data to Nurbs?  
From: ABX
Date: 14 Apr 2003 03:05:57
Message: <8umk9vghh0lg5p11tkanefo80rtldimhpl@4ax.com>
On 7 Apr 2003 12:48:16 -0400, ingo <ing### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> > You mean akima_spline with requirement of 5 control points? Found it.
>
> Don't know about the 5 points. It is said that the Akima spline looks more 
> "natural" or "hand drawn" than other splines.

Do you have any application with Akima spline available ? Can you try following
set:

  0,<0,0>
  1,<0,2>
  2,<2,1>
  3,<0,0>
  4,<-1,2>
  5,<-2,1>
  6,<-1,-1>
  7,<0,0>

For me it looks like
http://news.povray.org/4qmk9v8lqb1nf22p3nfgcbcpco85g53rib%404ax.com
but I hardly see the most left part of this spline smooth.

ABX


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