Product Description
The second, revised edition of this book covers all aspects of non-uniform rational B-splines necessary to design geometry in a computer-aided environment. Basic B-spline features, curve and surface algorithms, and state-of-the-art geometry tools are all discussed. Detailed code for design algorithms and computational tricks are covered, too, in a lucid, easy-to-understand style, with a minimum of mathematics and using numerous worked examples. The book is a must for students, researchers, and implementors whose work involves the use of splines.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)

Excellent Book

This is book is an authority in the subject. In last 13 years there is no book which is as detailed and through as this.
February 08, 2008

Good reference for implementers who are familiar with NURBS

This book is best for those who have at least become familiar with Bezier and NURBS curves and surfaces and want to start implementing some programs.

The illustrations are not as clear as they could be so it may make it a little difficult for first-timers to understand. If you're unfamiliar with Bezier and NURBS curves then "Curves and Surfaces for CAGD" by Farin is probably a better place to start. But if you get Farin's book make sure to get the 5th edition since earlier editions aren't as clear.

With that said there is a wealth of information about creating and manipulating NURBS geometry in this book. All explanations are followed by code implementation. The code is a little difficult to understand at first, but if you stick with it you'll understand their coding style.

4 stars since thier layout and illustrations could be a lot clearer.
July 24, 2003

An Essential Foundation

I own many books on the subject of NURBS. I always come back to this one while programming NURBS and reading research papers. It provides a fantastic foundation. It is an older book, so don't expect recent research to be included. For those that also want to know how to do ray tracing with NURBS surfaces look here:

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Good luck!
August 07, 2002

This is a definitely a math book, not a programming book !

This book is complete, but there is too many math formula. The composition is appr. 80% formula explanation, 10% sample and 10% algorithm. So if you are a programmer you are wasting 3/4 pages of the book. But, since there's no other book about NURBS, as complete as this, you may want to buy this one or else you can take a look "Mathematical Element for Computer Graphics". It also contains 300 pages of NURBS.
May 23, 2000

Excellent introduction to splines for the non-mathematician

One of the greates assets of this book is that it is fairly comprehensive while still using a minimum amount of mathematics. The style is lucid, easy to follow; the numerous C-like algorithms can be adapted to one's own use, and deal with the most important aspect of NURBS. This is easily the best introductory NURBS text. The only problem I see is the lack of discussion for ray-surface intersection tests, which are necessary if NURBS are to be rendered by raytracing. I recommend "The Nurbs Book" to any engineers and graphics professionals interested in curved surfaces.
February 11, 2000

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

An Introduction to NURBS: With Historical Perspective (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
by David F. Rogers

A Practical Guide to Splines
by Carl De Boor

Curves and Surfaces for CAGD: A Practical Guide (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
by Gerald Farin

Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications
by Mark de Berg, Otfried Cheong, Marc van Kreveld, Mark Overmars

Curve and Surface Reconstruction: Algorithms with Mathematical Analysis (Cambridge Monographs on Applied and Computational Mathematics)
by Tamal K. Dey