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# Some curve plotting using common cubic polynomial basis function for cagd.
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#				Gershon Elber, Aug. 1992
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set xrang [0:1]
set grid
set key box

set yrange[-0.2:1.4]
m0(x) = 1
m1(x) = x
m2(x) = x**2
m3(x) = x**3
set title "The cubic Monomial basis functions"
plot m0(x), m1(x), m2(x), m3(x)

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h00(x) = x**2 * ( 2 * x - 3) + 1
h01(x) = -x**2 * (2 * x - 3)
h10(x) = x * (x - 1)**2
h11(x) = x**2 * (x - 1)

set title "The cubic Hermite basis functions"
plot h00(x), h01(x), h10(x), h11(x)

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bez0(x) = (1 - x)**3
bez1(x) = 3 * (1 - x)**2 * x
bez2(x) = 3 * (1 - x) * x**2
bez3(x) = x**3
set title "The cubic Bezier basis functions"
plot bez0(x), bez1(x), bez2(x), bez3(x)

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bsp0(x) = ( 1 - 3 * x + 3 * x**2 - x**3 ) / 6;
bsp1(x) = ( 4 - 6 * x**2 + 3 * x**3 ) / 6;
bsp2(x) = ( 1 + 3 * x + 3 * x**2 - 3 * x**3 ) / 6
bsp3(x) = x**3 / 6
set title "The cubic uniform Bspline basis functions"
plot bsp0(x), bsp1(x), bsp2(x), bsp3(x)

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y0 = 1
y1 = 0.2
y2 = 0.8
y3 = 0

x0 = 0
x1 = 0.33
x2 = 0.66
x3 = 1

xv0 = -0.3
yv0 = 0.5
xv1 = -0.4
yv1 = 0.2

set arrow from x0,y0 to x1,y1 nohead
set arrow from x1,y1 to x2,y2 nohead
set arrow from x2,y2 to x3,y3 nohead

cub_bezier_x(t) = bez0(t) * x0 + bez1(t) * x1 + bez2(t) * x2 + bez3(t) * x3
cub_bezier_y(t) = bez0(t) * y0 + bez1(t) * y1 + bez2(t) * y2 + bez3(t) * y3
cub_bsplin_x(t) = bsp0(t) * x0 + bsp1(t) * x1 + bsp2(t) * x2 + bsp3(t) * x3
cub_bsplin_y(t) = bsp0(t) * y0 + bsp1(t) * y1 + bsp2(t) * y2 + bsp3(t) * y3

set parametric
set trange [0:1]
set title "The cubic Bezier/Bspline basis functions in use"
plot cub_bezier_x(t), cub_bezier_y(t) with lines lt 2,\
     cub_bsplin_x(t), cub_bsplin_y(t) with lines lt 3

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unset arrow
#
# Note the arrows here, scaled by 1/3 so they will fit into plotting area
#
set arrow from x1,y1 to x1+xv0/3,y1+yv0/3
set arrow from x2,y2 to x2+xv1/3,y2+yv1/3
set arrow from x1,y1 to x1+xv0,y1+yv0
set arrow from x2,y2 to x2+xv1,y2+yv1

cub_hermit_x1(t) = h00(t) * x1 + h01(t) * x2 + h10(t) * xv0 + h11(t) * xv1
cub_hermit_y1(t) = h00(t) * y1 + h01(t) * y2 + h10(t) * yv0 + h11(t) * yv1
cub_hermit_x2(t) = h00(t) * x1 + h01(t) * x2 + h10(t) * xv0*3 + h11(t) * xv1*3
cub_hermit_y2(t) = h00(t) * y1 + h01(t) * y2 + h10(t) * yv0*3 + h11(t) * yv1*3
set title "The cubic Hermite basis functions in use"
plot cub_hermit_x1(t), cub_hermit_y1(t) with lines lt 2,\
     cub_hermit_x2(t), cub_hermit_y2(t) with lines lt 3

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