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Free-form surfaces are an essential part of sophisticated CAD-systems. A major topic is the design of smooth curves and surfaces, which are appropriate for the NC-process. In this publication we present some new techniques based on a calculus of variation approach.
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Hagen, H., Schulze, G. (1991). Variational Principles in Curve and Surface Design. In: Hagen, H., Roller, D. (eds) Geometric Modeling. Computer Graphics — Systems and Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76404-2_7
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