Yaroukh wrote:
> Hello
Welcome to the K-3D mailing list!
>
> May I ask you guys whether something like "NURBS surfaces with variable
> local detail level" is within K-3D modelling ambitions?
>
> TSplines plugin delivers this functionality in Rhino, here is how it
> works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1ro9S-cAwI> (The plugin can do little bit more than what is mentioned in the
> subject, but IMO even the %subj% by itself would be great feature to
> have in K-3D. To my knowledge it is not that common feature even in
> today's modellers, and I believe many people consider it very attractive
> function.)
I don't know where I read it, but I recall reading that T-splines were
"proprietary". You may check more in tsplines doc com.
I guess this restriction wouldn't make tsplines possible on K-3D.
Although a workaround for such a tool, as you comment below, could be done.
>
> I don't have any experience in C++, but I believe this can be done by
> combining two NURBS surfaces and hiding some of their geometry so that
> 1) the result appears as one single surface 2) user can not break the
> tangency at the "joining edges". (I guess K-3D would only have to keep
> the "joining CVs" in one line.)
Cheers!
Joaquín
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