I suspect that this would be a great question for maths.stackexchange.com On 14 October 2011 19:29, David Boccabella < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi there**** > > I am trying to find the name of a process so I can then look for coding > example on google to do it. Unfortunately it will be in VB6.**** > > ** ** > > Imagine.**** > > ** ** > > You have an irregular shaped circle with 400 points on the circumference. > Each point is represented numerically as the radius from the center to that > point.**** > > ** ** > > Now - you need to give this to a system that requires 1000 point, so you > need to 'generate' additional points that would lie on the circumference > if the original circle was plotted with 1000 instead of 400.**** > > ** ** > > I think the term is interpolating with bsplines but I am not sure. The > company I work for manufactures lenses for specticles and some of the > equipment will trace the shape of a lens using 400, 100, or 1000 points. And > other machines that cut the lenses want 1000 points. So I need to convert > the 400 point traces to 1000 ones.**** > > ** ** > > Many thanks for any advice**** > > Dave**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ******************************************************************** > David J. Boccabella**** > > Proprietor > Anubis Systems > Phone: 0433 808 525**** > > Fax: 3200 0085 > Email: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > **** > > This e-mail and it's contents is confidential to Anubis Systems. > This e-mail, any attachments, or any part of can not be reproduced > without the express written permission of Anubis Systems > ************************************************************************ > > ** ** > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
