French curve
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A French curve is a template made out of plastic, metal or wood composed of many different curves. It is used in manual drafting to get a smooth curve of varying radii.
The curve is placed on the drawing material, and a pencil, knife or other implement is traced around its curves to produced the desired result.
Modern computer CAD drafting systems use vector based graphics to achieve a precise radius, so no template is required.
[edit] External links
- Weisstein, Eric W. French Curve from MathWorld.
