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NURBS and the Mathematical Standard Behind CAD Surfaces

NURBS combined B-spline local control with rational weights and non-uniform knots, creating one representation that could describe both free-form industrial surfaces and exact conic geometry.

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Pierre Bézier, Paul de Casteljau, and the Curves That Made Computer-Aided Design Smooth

Automotive CAD needed curves that engineers could shape interactively and manufacture precisely. Work by Paul de Casteljau at Citroën and Pierre Bézier at Renault supplied the geometric machinery.

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