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Computeraided design, data processing, spline theory, informatique, splines. Until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of interest to the computer aided design community, where they have. He is past editorinchief of computeraided design, the current founding editorinchief of computeraided design and applications, and the founder and general chair of the annual. The book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational b splines necessary to design geometry in a computeraided environment. Professor piegl is the coauthor of the standard text the nurbs book, published by springerverlag, and the developer of a number of commercial bspline kernels. The nurbs book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational bsplines necessary to design geometry in a computer aided environment. Until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of int. Piegl, wayne tiller the second, revised edition of this book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational b splines necessary to design geometry in a computeraided environment. Today we are seeing expanded use of nurbs in modeling o. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. The nurbs book by les piegl, 9783540615453, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy the paperback book the nurbs book by les piegl at indigo.

Today we are seeing expanded use of nurbs in modeling objects for the visual arts, including the film and entertainment industries, art, and sculpture. The nurbs book monographs in visual communication 9783540615453. Aside from introductory material, this book focuses exclusively on nurbs curves and surfaces. A nurbs curve parameterized by u is represented as c u i f i u p i, where the p i are control points that determine the shape of the curve, and the f i u are the rational basis functions, each nonzero on one knot span. Nurbs are commonly used in computeraided design, manufacturing, and engineering and. There is a nice webapp to understand nurbs here nurbsevaluator. Nurbs book les piegl, wayne tiller until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of interest to the computer aided design community, where they have become the standard for curve and surface description. Piegls 99 research works with 4959 citations and 11542 reads. Find 9783540615453 the nurbs book 2nd edition by piegl et al at over 30 bookstores. Um ihnen ein besseres nutzererlebnis zu bieten, verwenden wir cookies.

Detailed code for design algorithms and computational tricks are covered too, in a lucid, easytounderstand style, with a minimum of mathematics and using. Until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of interest to the computer aided design community, where they have become the standard. Head modeled by a set of nurbs surfaces left, point. What topics or books can i study to understand how nurbs. Nonuniform rational basis spline nurbs is a mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for generating and representing curves and surfaces. Isbn 9783540615453 the nurbs book 2nd edition direct textbook. Basic bspline features, curve and surface algorithms, and. He is past editorinchief of computeraided design, the current founding editorinchief of computeraided design and applications, and the founder and general chair of the annual cad conference. The best book to understand nurbs is the nurbs book by piegl and tiller, but it is difficult to understand this book without creating your own nurbs curves.

The nurbs book monographs in visual communication 9783540615453 by les a. Nurbs book to be part of the monographs in visual communication series. Piegl l and tiller w 2000 reducing control points in surface interpolation, ieee computer graphics and applications, 20. The entire api consists of free functions named curve and surface which accept a curve rationalcurve and surface rationalsurface object, respectively. The nurbs book les piegl, wayne tiller eingeschrankte leseprobe 2012. Buy the nurbs book monographs in visual communication 2 by piegl, les isbn. The nurbs book les piegl and wayne tiller paperback 646 pages, 578 illustrations springerverlag, new york, ny second edition, 1997 isbn 3540615458 click here to place an order. Wayne tiller and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Piegls research works university of south florida, fl usf. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Wayne tillers 52 research works with 5,186 citations and 2,910 reads, including. Wayne tiller the nurbs book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational b splines necessary to design geometry in a computer aided environment. This book introduces all aspects of nurbs at a level suitable for both students and implementors. The api is simple to use and the code is readable while being efficient.

It offers great flexibility and precision for handling both analytic surfaces defined by common mathematical formulae and modeled shapes. Nurbs book ebok les piegl, wayne tiller 9783642592232. The nurbs book by piegl l and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nurbs mathematics is complex, and this section is simply an introduction to some nurbs concepts that might help you understand what you are creating, and why nurbs objects behave as they do. For a comprehensive description of the mathematics and algorithms involved in nurbs modeling, see the nurbs book by les piegl and wayne tiller new york. Until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of interest to the computer aided design. The nurbs book by piegl, les tiller, wayne until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of interest to the computer aided design community, where they have become the standard for curve and surface description. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Isbn 9783540615453 the nurbs book 2nd edition direct. It is written for the average engineer with elementary knowledge of college mathematics and computing. Watcharopas c and danforth r geometry and reflectance estimation for virtualization proceedings of the 38th annual on southeast regional conference, 220229.

Wayne tiller nurbs nonuniform rational b splines are a geometric tool used for computeraided design. This technology is extensively documented in the nurbs book by les piegl and wayne tiller, the original authors of nlib. Wayne tiller the second, revised edition of this book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational b splines necessary to design geometry in a computeraided environment. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Detailed code for design algorithms and computational tricks are covered too, in a lucid, easyto. The nurbs book piegl, les tiller, wayne 9783540615453 hpb. The nurbs book monographs in visual communication les a. Until recently bspline curves and surfaces nurbs were principally of interest to the computer aided design community, where they have become the standard for curve and surface description. This technology is extensively documented in the nurbs book by les piegl and wayne tiller, the original authors of. Wayne tillers research works great circle, springfield. Les piegl wayne tiller the nurbs book second edition with 334 figures in 578 parts a springer. The book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational bsplines necessary to design geometry in a computeraided environment.

Wayne tiller and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Welcome to the the nurbs book, a publication of springerverlag. The nurbs book monographs in visual communication les. Piegl and wayne tiller, booktitlemonographs in visual communications, year1995. Nurbs are now also being used for modeling scenes for virtual reality applications. Basic bspline features, curve and surface algorithms, and stateoftheart geometry tools are all discussed. The nurbs book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational b splines necessary to design geometry in a computer aided environment. Nlib is a c library filled with an extensive set of robust functions that lies at the core of implementing nonuniform rational bspline nurbs technology. The nurbs book monographs in visual communication ebook. Piegl and tiller offer an excellent source of information on nurbs nonuniform rational bspines, which fills a very large gap in the technical literature related to cadcamcae. The nurbs book edition 2 by les piegl, wayne tiller. The second, revised edition of this book covers all aspects of nonuniform rational b splines necessary to design geometry in a computeraided environment. Nurbs concepts 3ds max 2016 autodesk knowledge network. Bspline curves and surfaces have been an enduring element throughout my pro fessional life.