3DXM Space Curve Gallery

Classic Space Curves

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helix
lissajous2 5 13 knot 024
lissajous space curve
Two Cylinder 45557-s265x236
Intersection of Two Cylinders

Knots

torus knot 7 3
torus knot
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genus 2 knot
cinquefoil rotate x 024
(2,5)-Cinquefoil knot to (5,2)
trefoil knot strip 006
Trefoil knot
figure8 harmonic
Figure 8 Knot
grannyknot tube rot 012
Granny Knot
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Square Knot
prime knots 5 4 3 036
Prime Knots
braids
Vaughan Jones' Braids

Curves on Sphere

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loxodrome
viviani 2tube 008-s274x229
Viviani Curve
spherical ellipse const 001 s265x236
Spherical Ellipse
spherical cycloid const 006-s264x237
Spherical Cycloid
spherical lemniscate co 001 s258x243
Spherical Lemniscate

Differential Geometry

constant curvature 8knot11
constant curvature curve
constant torsion sym3
constant torsion curve
autoevolute
ccc-Autoevolutes
EulerPolhode
Euler's Polhode, anaglyph

    How to construct closed constant curvature space curves


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