Geometric Modelling 
Subtitle: Dagstuhl 1996 (Computing Supplementum, No 13)
Contributors: Gerald Farin (Editor); Hanspeter Bieri (Editor); Guido Brunnett (Editor); Tony De Rose (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 25, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9783211832073
Subjects: Computer graphics software; Computer modelling & simulation; Mathematical theory of computation; Technology; Geometry - Algebraic; Computer Simulation; Cad/Cam; Mathematics; General; Science/Mathematics; Drafting & Mechanical Drawing; Congresses; Computer Graphics - General; Computer Science; Computers / Computer Simulation; geometric modelling; Mathematical models; Surfaces; Curves on surfaces
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.