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34 questions linked to/from Generating evenly spaced points on a curve
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n equidistant points on circumference of an Ellipse [duplicate]
I want to generate a list of n coordinate points which are on the circumference of an ellipse. I wrote this code: ...
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How to get a uniformly distributed list of points from a B-spline function [duplicate]
I created a spline function from a list of points and made a plot as follows: ...
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ListPlot with different interval [duplicate]
I met a complicated function y=f(x) in my research, this function has no analytical expression, and only numerical values are accessible to me (So I can only use ListPlot rather than Plot). I need to ...
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How to reparametrize a curve by arclength using Mathematica? [duplicate]
There are some formulas in Differential Geometry that require a curve to be parametrized by arc length. Suppose we have a curve $\alpha(t)$, given by ...
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How to make equidistant or split ListPoint [duplicate]
How to split the curve with more equidistant points? ...
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Movable text on a curve
Having an arbitrary curve defined as InterpolatingFunction, what is the best way to place a text on this curve? The text generally has two rows, for example: ...
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Creating sculptural forms using graphics primitives
This is a question based on this answer by halirutan. Some amazing images can be created with this code, and I was wondering whether it was possible to extend the principle to different shapes. I ...
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Is it Possible to change dashes into circles with Plot command?
Is it possible to change the Dashed Style of a curve into circles with Plot command ? ...
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How can I get samples of f(x) that are roughly evenly spaced?
I am looking for an efficient way of getting 60 to 80 samples of an arbitrary f(x) such that the distance between adjacent samples are approximately equal. My first attempt is based on a first order ...
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How do I split up a curve into chords of equal length?
I have a curve that is defined as f[x] and what I'm attempting to do is to divide the curve into equal straight lengths for a number of segments of my choosing that I've defined as nSeg. I've created ...
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Evenly spaced points on boundary of polygon
I have a polygon and I would like to generate $n$ evenly spaced points along the boundary.
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ParametricPlot with plot markers
I have a parametric plot, and would like to fit a line to it with "■" PlotMarkers on it, but am unable to do so. ...
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How to extract points from a closed curve
OK, let's create a simple closed curve C0 = ContourPlot[x^2/4 + y^2/9 == 1, {x, -5, 5}, {y, -5, 5}]; and let's plot the corresponding points ...
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ListSurfacePlot3D generates ugly artifacts
I have a list of $\{x,y,z\}$ pairs representing points in $R^3$. For every unique value of $z$ there are many $\{x,y\}$ pairs defining a polygon/contour in that particular $z$-plane. My dataset looks ...
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Equidistant points on a polyline
Set of 2D-points connected by a polyline B-spline function: ...