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30 Jul 2024 00:30:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Quintic Splines  
From: Mark Wagner
Date: 1 Aug 2000 01:53:44
Message: <398665e8@news.povray.org>
Josh English wrote in message <3985D1B3.81F2B31A@spiritone.com>...
>I attempted to calculate the curvature of the spline for my bezier macro,
but
>I've never been satisfied with the results. One of the main problems is
that the
>curvature calculation gives a positive number, so I don't have an easy way
to
>find out which way to bank the object.


You use the curvature for the amount of bank, and the normal vector for the
direction of bank.

Mark


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