POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : Curve calculation : RE: Curve calculation Server Time
30 Jul 2024 14:17:51 EDT (-0400)
  RE: Curve calculation  
From: Anders Haglund
Date: 23 May 1999 17:48:35
Message: <374869a3.0@news.povray.org>
Lewis <nle### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote:
> Sorry, I just realized this doesn't really help me.
> If you can explain how to calculate a curve, it would help. I
> specifically need one that goes through the certain specified points, so
> just choose any and if you don't mind, tell me how its done,
> mathematically.

Check out Paul Bourke's explanation on bezier curves and spline curves:
http://www.mhri.edu.au/~pdb/geometry/bezier/
http://www.mhri.edu.au/~pdb/geometry/spline/
I did a pov macro of the bezier curve the other day, I can post the code if
your to lazy :)

/Anders


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