NURBS
Parametric modeling curves
NURBS is an acronym for Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines, a mathematical method for representing curves and surfaces in computer graphics and CAD software.
NURBS allow designers to create smooth, precise shapes—from car bodies to animated characters—that can be scaled without losing detail: The model was built entirely with NURBS surfaces.
Ridged shaft fittings
- curvesBends in a line
- surfacesOuter layers or appears
- control pointsAnchors defining curve geometry
- meshInterlocking open weave
parametric · geometry · vertices · knots · weights · patches · subdivision · polygons
Technical drawing technology
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- industrial designPlanning manufactured objects' form
- product designShaping manufactured goods
ship hulls · car bodies · aircraft · manufacturing · prototyping · CNC · milling · precision
Governed by logic
- non-uniformVarying across instances
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- approximationNear but inexact value
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
evaluation · tessellation · derivatives · order · domain · range · vector · matrix
Ancient Mesoamerican people
- BlenderFree 3D graphics software
- SolidWorks3D CAD modeling software
- AutoCADComputer-aided design software
- HoudiniFamous escape artist
Grasshopper · renderer · viewport · toolset · plugin · export · import · conversion
splines
Ridged shaft fittings
- curvesBends in a line
- surfacesOuter layers or appears
- control pointsAnchors defining curve geometry
mesh · parametric · geometry · vertices · knots · weights · patches · subdivision · polygons · wireframe
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- industrial designPlanning manufactured objects' form
product design · ship hulls · car bodies · aircraft · manufacturing · prototyping · CNC · milling · precision · engineering
rational
Governed by logic
- non-uniformVarying across instances
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- approximationNear but inexact value
algorithms · evaluation · tessellation · derivatives · order · domain · range · vector · matrix · recursion
Maya
Ancient Mesoamerican people
- BlenderFree 3D graphics software
- SolidWorks3D CAD modeling software
- AutoCADComputer-aided design software
Houdini · Grasshopper · renderer · viewport · toolset · plugin · export · import · conversion
- 3D Modelingmesh, vertices, vertex, polygon, wireframe
- 3D software3D modeling, animation, rendering, modeling, meshes
- CADAutoCAD, extrude, layer, fillet, polyline
- geometric computingtriangulation, meshes, tessellation, splines, curves
- Parametric Designparameters, Grasshopper, algorithms, nodes, sliders
- Splinesspline, spline interpolation