[sci.math] a torus is almost a quadric II

pjm@calmasd.GE.COM (Pierre Malraison) (11/23/88)

Several people have asked for references on quadrics:

%A R. N. Goldman
%T Quadrics of Revolution
%J IEEE CG & A
%V 3, No. 2
%P 68-76
%D March/April 1983
%K revolution

%A T. W. Sederberg and R. N. Goldman
%T Algebraic Geometry for Computer-Aided Geometric Design
%J IEEE CG&A
%V 6, No. 6
%P 52-59
%D June,1986
%K Computer-Aided

%A R. Hillyard
%T The BUILD group of Solid Modelers
%J IEEE CG&A
%V 2
%P 43-68
%D 1982
%K build

%A J. Z. Levin
%T A Parametric Algorithm for Drawing Pictures of Solid Objects
Composed of Quadric Surfaces
%J Comm. ACM
%V 19
%D 1976

%A D. G. Hakala, R. Hillyard, P. Malraison, B. Nourse
%T Natural Quadrics in Mechanical Design
%J Autofact West
%V 1
%P 363-378
%C Anaheim
%D 1980
%K natural

%A J. R. Miller
%T Analysis of Quadric-Surface Based Solid Models
%J IEEE CG&A
%V 8, No. 1
%P 28-42
%D January 1988
%K Analysis
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