4.1.2.2.2 Bloss Transition Segment

The Bloss transition segment is a special case of a fifht order spiral where the curvature rate of change is a cubic function and the terms are dependent on the length L measured from the inflection point. The parameter value is defined as the deflection i.e. bearing angle &Theta.

Only the cubic and quadratic terms are populated with the following values: QubicTerm = L/³√2 QuadraticTerm = L/√3

Figure 8 illustrates an instance diagram.

Bloss Transition SegmentIfcCurveSegmentIfcThirdOrderPolynomialSpiralIfcLengthMeasure

Figure 8 — Bloss Transition Segment

mvdXML Specification
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