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From: Jan Walzer
Subject: Re: spline length?
Date: 6 Apr 2002 10:30:51
Message: <3caf14ab@news.povray.org>
"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> > seems we're telling each other to be right ...
>
>   I wasn't saying "no, you are wrong, it's this way". I was just profundizing
> in the subject. :)

I didn't say that you're saying that, either ... ;)


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From: Chris Colefax
Subject: Re: spline length?
Date: 7 Apr 2002 20:35:09
Message: <3cb0e5bd@news.povray.org>
"Chris Colefax" <chr### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> to find a spline's length, then, is probably sampling linear distances at
> steps along the spline.  Also, a rough approximation can be calculated
> using
> the bezier hull length.

Gleb <gk1### [at] sotonacuk> asked:
> Is it the same approximation method as mentioned in
> http://research.microsoft.com/~hollasch/cgindex/curves/cbezarclen.html  ?

Yes, the average of the linear length between the end points and the linear
length of the bezier hull is the approximation I've used (in fact, I believe
I discovered this at the same URL you posted).


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