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Preface(preface.htm)

Chapter 1:  Introduction to Parametric Surfaces

 Design using Analytical Surfaces(I-1.htm)

 Parametric Lofted Surface(I-2.htm)

 Modified Torus Surface(I-3.htm)

Quadric Surfaces(I-4.htm)

Parabolically Blended Surfaces of Revolution(I-5.htm)

Surface Assembly(I-6.htm)

Further Surface Assembly(I-7.htm)

Vertical Helix Surface(I-8.htm)

Line Sweep with Rotation(I-9.htm)

Cubic Spline Sweep Surface(I-10.htm)

Piecewise Cubic Spline Sweep Surface(I-11.htm)

Complex Sweep Surfaces(I-12.htm)

Bilinear Surface(I-13.htm)

Lofted Surface(I-14.htm)

Surface Area of Parabolically Blended Surface(I-15.htm)

Analytical and Lofted Surface Patches(I-16.htm)

Practical Analytical Shapes(I-17.htm)

Cycloid Surface of Revolution(I-18.htm)

Intersection between Ellipse and Hyperbola(I-19.htm)

Normal Distribution Function(I-20.htm)

• Bezier Surface of Revolution(II-1.htm)
• Bi-cubic Bezier Surface Patch(II-2.htm)
• Bezier Surface Patch using 5x3 Surface Net(II-3.htm)
• Sail Shape using 4x4 Bezier Surface(II-4.htm)
• Sail Shape using a 4x6 Bezier Surface(II-5.htm)
• Sail Shape Surface Area(II-6)
• Cartesian Product B-Spline Surface(II-7.htm)
• 3rd Order B-Spline Surface(II-8.htm)
• Surface of Mixed Order(II-9.htm)
• Periodic B-Spline Surface(II-10.htm)
• Toroidal Surface using B-Spline(II-11.htm)
• B-Spline Sweep Surface(II-12.htm)
• B-Spline Surface of Revolution(II-13.htm)
• Bezier and B-Spline Surfaces of Revolution using Three Vertices(II-14.htm)
• Bezier and B-Spline Surfaces of Revolution using Six Vertices(II-15.htm)
• Converging-Diverging Nozzle(II-16.htm)

Chapter 3:  Rational B-Spline Surfaces

• Ruled Rational B-Spline Surface between 3rd Order Boundaries(III-1.htm)
• Ruled Rational B-Spline Surface between 4th Order Boundaries(III-2.htm)
• Comparison of Regular and Rational B-Splines(III-3.htm)
• B-Spline Surface with Duplicate Vertices in Polygon Matrix(III-4.htm)
• Effect of Local Homogeneous Coordinates(III-5.htm)
• Modified Rational B-Spline Surface Design(III-6.htm)
• Toroidal Surface(III-7.htm)
• Rational B-Spline Surfaces of Revolution(III-8.htm)
• Rational B-Spline Surface of Revolution with Double Polygon Vertex(III-9.htm)
• Symmetrical Surface with Non-circular Cross Sections(III-10.htm)
• Trim Surface Design using Open B-Spline Basis in both Directions(III-11.htm)
• Trim Surface Design with Open and Periodic Basis(III-12.htm)
• B-Spline Surface Patch between Elliptical and Circular Boundaries(III-13.htm)
• Sweep Surface Modification(III-14.htm)
• Pseudo Spherical and Spherical Surfaces(III-15.htm)
• Non-Spherical Surfaces(III-16.htm)
• Ducts with various Cross Sections(III-17.htm)
• Mixed B-Spline Ruled Surface(III-18.htm)
• Duct with variable Cross Sectionsl Areas(III-19.htm)
• B-Spline Surface Pressure Vessel(III-20.htm)

Chapter 4: Design with Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines(NURBS)

• Ruled Surface with Discontinuities in Slope and Curvature(IV-1.htm)
• Ruled Nozzle Design(IV-2.htm)
• 90 Degree Elbow with variable Cross Sectional Area(IV-3.htm)
• Elbow and Pipe Assembly(IV-4.htm)
• Hollow Column Buckling(IV-5.htm)
• Flat Tire Simulation(IV-6.htm)
• Safety Helment Design(IV-7.htm)
• Hemispherical End Cap(IV-8.htm)
• Piping Network(IV-9.htm)
• Ship Hull Design(IV-10.htm)
• UFO Japanese Satellite(IV-11.htm)
• Semi-Cylindrical Storage Vessel(IV-12.htm)
• Fuselage for Kmax Helicopter(IV-13.htm)
• Explorer Helicopter(IV-14.htm)
• Wing Design(IV-15.htm)
• Twisted Wing Design(IV-16.htm)
• Bulbous Bow Section(IV-17.htm)
• Propeller Blade Design(IV-18.htm)
• Artistic Sculpture(IV-19.htm)

• Linear Coons Surface between B-Spline Boundaries(V-1.htm)
• B-Spline Boundaries with Repeated Internal Vertices(V-2.htm)
• Linear Coons Surface(V-3.htm)
• Coons Bicubic Surface Patch(V-4.htm)
• Bezier Surface using Blending Matrix for 5x3 Surface Net(V-5.htm)
• Bezier Surface using Blending Matrix for 4x4 Surface Net(V-6.htm)
• Linear Coons Surface between Bezier Boundaries(V-7.htm)
• Bezier Surface with First and Second Derivatives(V-8.htm)
• Gaussian and Average Curvature for Bezier Surface(V-9.htm)
• Bezier Surface and First Derivatives(V-10.htm)
• Regular B-Spline Surface(V-11.htm)
• Closed Periodic B-Spline Surface(V-12.htm)
• Toriodal Surface with Twist(V-13.htm)
• Curvatures for a Mixed Order B-Spline Surface(V-14.htm)
• 3rd Order Rational B-Spline Surface using 4x4 Net(V-15.htm)
• Effect of Zero Values in the Homogeneous Vector(V-16.htm)
• Toroidal Surface of Conic Cross-Section with Periodic Basis(V-17.htm)
• Matching B-Spline Surface to Analytical Surface(V-18.htm)

• Conical Surface of Revolution(VI-1.htm)
• Quadric Surfaces(VI-2.htm)
• Torus Surfaces(VI-3.htm)
• Bezier Surface of Revolution(VI-4.htm)
• Helical Surfaces(VI-5.htm)
• Cubic Spline Sweep Surface(VI-6.htm)
• Sweep Surface with Axis Rotation(VI-7.htm)
• Sweep Surface with Circular Cross Section(VI-8.htm)
• Surface Patch Derivatives on a Unit Sphere(VI-9.htm)
• Parametric Surface Mappping(VI-10.htm)
• Ruled Surface between Conic Sections(VI-11.htm)
• Ruled Surface between a B-Spline Conic and Ellipse(VI-12.htm)
• Gaussian and Average Curvature(VI-13.htm)
• Rational B-Spline Ruled Surface using 3x3 Net(VI-14.htm)
• B-Sokube Ruled Surface(VI-15.htm)
• Rational B-Spline Surface of Revolution(VI-16.htm)
• 3rd Order Rational B-Spline Surface Patch(VI-17.htm)
• Hemispherical Surface of Unit Radius(VI-18.htm)
• Regular and Rational B-Spline Surfaces of Cylindrical Topology(VI-19.htm)
• Bilinear Surface using Parametric Functions(VI-20.htm)