Plate Contours

Each strip is developed independently of the others by splitting into connected triangles through points in space located on the strip curves. The connected triangles are then ‘rolled out’ on both sides of the baseline to form the planar strip. The contours of the developed plate are formed as spline curves through points derived from the developed strips after they have been adjusted and transformed to a proper position relative to each other via connection along the baseline.

Since the number of strips (and thus points) is restricted, fine details of the original edge curves in space may get lost. for example, it may not be possible to retain the exact radius of fillet arcs.