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Old 11-04-2017, 11:21 PM
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Default A bit of tech about curve continuity

Smooth transitions and fair curves make good panel work flow and look seamless. The process is about joining different sweep curves with a transition.

Here are some well illustrated tech articles on the subject.

https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help...scriptions.htm
http://www.aliasworkbench.com/theory...ontinuity1.htm

Want to dig deeper Google search: g0 g1 g2 g3 curves

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I have been modeling in Rhino professionally for 10 years and explaining the technical aspects of G1-G3 to new hires is always a bit cumbersome. these help explain the options on the menus better than I ever have... Thanks for that.

Side note, most shoe soles are G1... because they came from Me or a small web of people I know haha
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To gain an understanding of how the maths behind these curves is derived, Wikipedia has a good article on bezier curves with animations that explain it well.
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A quick Google search found a program that allows you to play with a four point Bezier curve. Simply click and drag the points. This may further help with understanding how a Bezier curve works. https://www.desmos.com/calculator/cahqdxeshd
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