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Old 21-08-2011, 11:29 AM
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Complex curves

This is an oldie... unless I can come up with a better shot, this will have to do me this month.

The wear on the screw results in the surface becoming a 3D "cubic spline". Cubic splines are used in aeronautical and automotive design to produce the sleek, aerodynamic and aesthetic shapes of car and aeroplane bodies.

Al.
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