AN APPROACH TO DESIGN A CURVE

 Bezier curve is a parametric curve important in

computer graphics and related fields.

 Generalizations of Bezier curves to higher dimensions are called

Bezier surfaces.

 In vector graphics, Bezier curves are an important tool used to

model smooth curves that can be scaled indefinitely.
 Bezier curves were widely publicized in 1962 by the French
engineer Pierre Bezier, who used them to design automobile
bodies.

 The curves were first developed in 1959 by Paul de Casteljau

using de Casteljau's algorithm, a numerically stable method to
evaluate Bezier curves.
 Bezier curves are commonly referred to in image manipulation programs
such as InAdobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and GIMP are
combinations of Bezier curves.

 Bezier curves are also used in animation as a tool to control motion in

applications such as Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, and Autodesk
3ds max.

 Bezier curves are widely used in computer graphics to model smooth

curves.

 In animation applications, such as Adobe Flash and Adobe Shockwave,

or in applications like Game Maker, Bézier curves are used to outline for
example movement. Users outline the wanted path in Bezier curves, and
the application creates the needed frames for the object to move along
the path.
 Control points
 Degree of curve/polynomial
 Hull
 Linear Bezier curves
 Given points P0 and P1, a linear Bezier curve is simply a straight line
between those two points. The curve is given by

 Constructing Linear curves

 Animation of a linear Bezier curve, t in [0,1] The t in the function for a
linear Bezier curve can be thought of as describing how far B(t) is from P0
to P1. For example when t=0.25, B(t) is one quarter of the way from point
P0 to P1. As t varies from 0 to 1, B(t) describes a curved line from P0 to P1.
 Quadratic Bezier curves
 A quadratic Bezier curve is the path traced by the function B(t), given
points P0, P1, and P2,

 Constructing Quadratic curves

 For quadratic Bezier curves one can construct intermediate points Q0
and Q1 such that as t varies from 0 to 1:
 Point Q0 varies from P0 to P1 and describes a linear Bezier curve.
 Point Q1 varies from P1 to P2 and describes a linear Bezier curve.
 Point B(t) varies from Q0 to Q1 and describes a quadratic Bezier curve.
 Cubic Bezier curves
 Four points P0, P1, P2 and P3 in the plane or in three-dimensional space
define a cubic Bezier curve. The curve starts at P0 going toward P1 and
arrives at P3 coming from the direction of P2. Usually, it will not pass
through P1 or P2; these points are only there to provide directional
information. The distance between P0 and P1 determines "how long" the
curve moves into direction P2 before turning towards P3.
 The parametric form of the curve is:
 Generalization
 The Bezier curve of degree n can be generalized as follows. Given points
P0, P1,..., Pn, the Bezier curve is.

 For example, for n = 5:

 The basis function are real.
 Bezier curve always passes through the first and last control points.
 The degree of polynomial defining the curve segment is one less then the
number of defining polygon points. Therefore , for 4 control points degree is 3,
i.e. cubic polynomial.
 The curve lies entirely within the convex hull formed by four control points.
 The convex hull property for Bezier curve ensure that polynomial smoothly
follow the control points.
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