Bezier Polyline Vs. Spline (Patreon)

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some bug fixes have been made for the prototype release.

please redownload the program from the last post.

• fixed symmetric bezier gizmo bugs

• improved replace Boolean operation

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We now have two types of curves in MagicaCSG: Bezier and Spline.

Here are some comparisons between the two:

Bezier

• has 2D and 3D modes

• has only C0/C1 continuity

• can define continuity for each control point

• can define size for each control point (width== height)

• no orientation for each control point

• has only sphere profile shape

• the curve doesn't pass through control points (C1)

• large blending factor works for all Boolean operation

• high quality, relative cheap cost

Spline

• has 3D mode only, but also has slice mode

• has C0/C1/C2 continuity

• can only define continuity for the entire spline

• can define size for each control point (width != height)

• can define orientation for each control point

• has various profile shapes (sphere/cylinder/cube/hexagon/triangle)

• the curve passes through control points (C1).

• large blending factor only works for Union operation (except sphere and capped cylinder profiles)

• has artifacts for self-intersection, high cost