On 4/13/2020 6:41 AM, cbernhardt wrote:
In case anyone is interested, here is a model of an early Corvette
windshield. Most of the curvy bodywork on these early cars was designed by
calibrated eyeball on clay models and would be difficult to duplicate
mathematically.
http://forum.openscad.org/file/t1309/vette_windshield.jpg
On 4/13/2020 6:41 AM, cbernhardt wrote:
> In case anyone is interested, here is a model of an early Corvette
> windshield. Most of the curvy bodywork on these early cars was designed by
> calibrated eyeball on clay models and would be difficult to duplicate
> mathematically.
> <http://forum.openscad.org/file/t1309/vette_windshield.jpg>
As it happens, Pierre Bézier was an automotive designer for Renault, and
used Bézier curves to design automotive bodies. But a bit later -
mostly in the 60s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bézier