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Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 01:54

Ok, without looking it up, who knows what NURBS stands for?

. . : slicePuzzle

warjournal
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From:
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 02:03


Non-Uniform R? Bezier Splines

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 02:20

^ rational

Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 04:20

Umm... not quite. Any other takers?

Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 04:21

That's close though. The reason I ask is because I have tried to commit it to memory several times and I always forget it's such a strange combo of words

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 04:29

hrmph.... now i'm gunna have to go cheat.

Dan
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 04:34

Non-Uniform Rational B Spline
As I recall, B does not stand for Bezier curves. But instead, means a spline defined by control points.

Edit: And rational stands for rational numbers that are used to describe the location of these points.

[This message has been edited by Dan (edited 09-30-2002).]

warjournal
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From:
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 04:42

B not = Bezier?
Someone lied to me!

Thanks for explaining Rational. At first I thought they tossed it in there so they wouldn't be called NUBS.


At0mic_PC
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Columbia MS USA
Insane since: Apr 2001

posted posted 09-30-2002 05:07

Never Underestimate Really Big Sticks :P

God bless,
Atomic

Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 06:51

Yea for Dan! Yep, that's it and I can *never* seem to remember it without looking it up. You can really impress your friends if you use that in a conversation, ha!!! ...and you can really feel like a dork when you get it wrong and someone looks it up and calls you on it

. . : slicePuzzle

Slime
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 08:29

Uh... a Bezier spline *is* a spline defined by control points. As are every other type of spline. A Bezier spline is the kind used in Illustrator. Are you sure the B doesn't stand for Bezier?

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the S stands for "surface."

GRUMBLE
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Omicron Persei 8
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 15:15

http://labs.google.com/glossary?q=NURBS

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 16:16

except Slime that it's

Non
Uniform
Rational
B-
Spline

Dan
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted posted 09-30-2002 23:38

Nurbs objects can be made by non-bezier splines too.

Heres a java applet that shows the difference between Bezier and B-Spline. Notice that the control points better define where the line goes
.
http://home.t-online.de/home/malerczyk/BSpline/deBoor.html



[This message has been edited by Dan (edited 09-30-2002).]

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