What is a "spline surface"?

[jeff4136]

Just some digging into concepts and terms ...
(re discussion "Creating flat state",
[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38 527[/url] )
... and trying to wrap my head around them ...

2009-01-14_132342_200901141003--wf2--.prt.zip



... may be of interest.

 

[kamenev]

X-section unbend produce same results on both wings, projection to ZX.

 

[jeff4136]

Delving into the intricacies of the Unbend wasn't really
the intent but that is not a projection. Looks more like
sections normal to the reference edge are being 'unrolled'.
(A surface offset to neutral axis and flattened actually
creates a reasonably accurate flat pattern.)