Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fairing, fair
English answer:
join smoothly using a faired curve or faired surface
Added to glossary by
Ken Cox
May 10, 2006 14:52
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fairing, fair
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I received the following explanation of "faired" from client "joined so that surfaces blend smoothly"
In general I think that fairing means "to reduce the curvature"
but in this string: "Fair Points" ...what does the software do to points??
In general I think that fairing means "to reduce the curvature"
but in this string: "Fair Points" ...what does the software do to points??
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join smoothly using a faired curve or faired surface
Based on your previous questions, I understand this to be a command/instruction that means 'join the indicated/selected points using a faired curve or faired surface'.
Incidentally, 'fair' or 'fairing' does not exactly mean 'reduce the curvature', but instead (approxmately) to make the radius of curvature as large as possible -- i.e., to transform abrupt curves into smooth, gradual curves.
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With regard to the 'translation technique' details, this could also conceivably be a text string that is intended to be concatenated with other text strings to generate user messages. In that case, your chances of producing a usable translation are just about zero, and there's nothing you can do about it. As one of the Proz peers pointed out in a forum posting a while back, Americans (in particular) are generally blissfully ignorant of any syntax other than their own and thus devise text strings that can be put togeher like puzzle pieces to generate meaningful messages in English, but which are more or less a disaster for translators.
Incidentally, 'fair' or 'fairing' does not exactly mean 'reduce the curvature', but instead (approxmately) to make the radius of curvature as large as possible -- i.e., to transform abrupt curves into smooth, gradual curves.
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With regard to the 'translation technique' details, this could also conceivably be a text string that is intended to be concatenated with other text strings to generate user messages. In that case, your chances of producing a usable translation are just about zero, and there's nothing you can do about it. As one of the Proz peers pointed out in a forum posting a while back, Americans (in particular) are generally blissfully ignorant of any syntax other than their own and thus devise text strings that can be put togeher like puzzle pieces to generate meaningful messages in English, but which are more or less a disaster for translators.
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Dave Calderhead
: it is the technique for making fluid dynamic surfaces for aeroplanes and high performance boats, etc.
1 hr
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| agree |
Isodynamia
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
21 hrs
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jccantrell
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smoothing
I am not sure about 'fairing' but from your client's explanation, I would think this is a synonym for 'smoothing.'
In CAD software, the models are made up of planes, points, lines curves, etc. A lot of the curves are made up of small line segments, from one point on the curve to the next. This makes for a ragged appearance.
Most software has a built-in 'smoothing' button to fudge this ragged appearance and make it smoother.
Perhaps this is what your client had in mind.
In CAD software, the models are made up of planes, points, lines curves, etc. A lot of the curves are made up of small line segments, from one point on the curve to the next. This makes for a ragged appearance.
Most software has a built-in 'smoothing' button to fudge this ragged appearance and make it smoother.
Perhaps this is what your client had in mind.
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Michael Tovbin
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cleaning up
In the references I have seen, fairing is a mathematical technique of reducing the noise arising when a 3D or curved surface is represented using a set of (reference) points rather than a mesh.
It is a technique for making the surface sharper (as in a more faithful representation of the original, like an image) rather than smoother.
HTH
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Let me rephrase, it is a technique for making the detail of a surface sharper.
It is a technique for making the surface sharper (as in a more faithful representation of the original, like an image) rather than smoother.
HTH
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Let me rephrase, it is a technique for making the detail of a surface sharper.
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Ken Cox
: good point, but I don't understand why you think fairing 'sharpens' features. From what I see in your references (e.g. 4.3.4 in the second one), fairing is a smoothing operation. Of course, it could make features 'clearer' (but not sharper).
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because reducing noise is not the same as smoothing. Smoothing makes things fuzzier, noise reduction makes them sharper.
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Discussion
thanks,
Elena
msgid "Reload Points"
msgstr "-->Reload Points <!--"
msgid "Target"
msgstr "-->Target <!--"
msgid "Fair Points..."
msgstr "-->Fair Points