Flat spline
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flat-spline-259-13583935
title:
Flat spline
text:
A spline consists of a long strip fixed in position at a number of points whose tension creates a smooth curve passing through those points, for the purpose of transferring that curve to another material. Before computers were used for creating engineering designs, drafting tools were employed by designers drawing by hand. To draw curves, especially for shipbuilding, draftsmen often used long, thin, flexible strips of wood, plastic, or metal called splines. The splines were held in place with le
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Long flexible batten used to produce a fair curve through a set of points
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_spline
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date modified:
2023-10-22T19:17:48Z
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