Geometric Modelling (Computing. Supplementa (Springer-Verlag))
Contributors: W. Knodel (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780387823997
Subjects: Computer Science; Mathematical Models; Computers; Computers - General Information; Computer Books: General
First sentence: On the one hand, quadric surfaces, such as spheres, cylinders, cones as well as ellipsoids, paraboloids and hyperboloids, are very popular in applications such as mechanical engineering and architecture due to their appealing and practical shapes as well as their simple implicit and parametric representations.