curveInterpolation

This option allows the user to draw a curve that goes through a set of points by applying polynomial interpolation.

Inline mode usage

curveInterpolation -h
Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
curveInterpolation–n <name> -d <degree> -p <x y z>
Creates a curve named <name> with degree of the polynomial of <degree> and with points <x y z> used for the interpolation.
curveInterpolation–n <name> -p <x y z>
Creates a curve named <name> with degree of the polynomial of 3 and with points <x y z> used for the interpolation.

Interactive mode usage:

Invocation
curveInterpolation
Parameters
  • Degree of the curve degree.
  • The points used for defining the points of interpolation to form a curve. The number of points specified must minimally be (degree + 1) in order for the interpolation algorithm to work. To finish the insertion of points, press Enter.

Example:

> curveInterpolation
Degree [3]: 3 // (3+1) = 4 points required for interpolation to work.
Select curve points [Press Enter when done]
Point 0 [x y z]: 0 0 0
Point 1 [x y z]: 3 3 0
Point 2 [x y z]: 2 5 1
Point 3 [x y z]: 3 1 3
Point 4 [x y z]:

Result:

Figure 1. Resulting curve