Offset curves and surfaces: a brief survey

Computer-Aided Design

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 223-229

  Pham, B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

geometric modelling; offset curve; offset surface; parametric curve; parametric surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 38249011793     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-4485(92)90059-J     Document Type: Article

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