What about subdivision surfaces ? They are getting to be popular as a design
tool? Many of the modeling software are rushing to incorporate them.
Always a problem what to pick and what to leave out? Not to mention that
there is not one subdivision surface scheme but many -- in some ways its
easier to agree about NURBS....or B Splines
NURBS... B Splines .... hmmm perhaps I will weigh the pros and cons (sorry,
couldnt resist the pun)....
I know -- its easier to raise doubts than to do!!
AR
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
>> [mailto:owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi]On Behalf Of
>> Bathsheba Grossman
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 4:52 PM
>> To: RP Mailing List (E-mail)
>> Subject: RE: What's in a dimension?
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Anshuman Razdan wrote:
>> > There has to be a translation of some sort unless we can come up
>> > with the post script equivalent in 3D so standard print drivers can
>> > be written for the CAD systems.
>>
>> Therefore, that's what should be done.
>>
>> I tend to think that both mesh and spline representations
>> will be part
>> of the ultimate vocabulary, perhaps in a single file format that
>> accommodates both. Most of us don't like meshes, but there certainly
>> exist people who love them, and who use software in which they're the
>> native format.
>>
>> -Sheba
>> Bathsheba Grossman
>> (831) 429-8224
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>>
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