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Application of Shape-Preserving Spline Interpolation to Interactive Editing of Photogrammetric Data
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Making nested rotations convenient for the user
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NUDES 2: A numeric utility displaying ellipsoid solids, version 2
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Object models for computer aided design: An overview
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The problems of computer-assisted animation
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TIGS: An overview of the terminal independent graphics system
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Towards the design of an intrinsically graphical language
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User performance under several automated approaches to changing displayed maps
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