Is a B-spline just a set of Bezier curves that have been tacted together in a continuous fashion?
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Is a B-spline just a set of Bezier curves that have been tacted together in a continuous fashion?
Pretty much exactly right. But fewer control points are required than if you simply joined individual Bezier curves, since some control points are shared between parts of the spline.Quote:
Originally Posted by thetinman
What does the "B" in B-splines stand for?
According to Wikipedia: basis.Quote:
Originally Posted by thetinman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-spline
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Mats
Oh, for some reason I always thought the B stood for Bernstein, but I think that relates to NURBs (a NURB is a B-spline that's formulated as the ratio of polynomials, non-uniform rational b-spline). I'm reading up on NURBs at the moment for a ship hull project, so I might be asking you three for help.