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parametric curves

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parametric curves [¦par·ə¦me·trik ′kərvz]
(mathematics)
On a surface determined by equationsx= ƒ(u,v),y=g(u,v), andz=h(u,v), these are families of curves obtained by setting the parametersuandvequal to various constants.


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The timing of VX's adoption of the 3D DCM is therefore particularly appropriate, with many current developments at D-Cubed being focused on support for parametric curves and surfaces, including NURBs.
Users can join surfaces or a network of parametric curves to form solids.
 
 
 
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