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Originally Posted by Wiggles
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No, a parabolic function is a second order equation of the form:
y = ax^2+bx+c
Where a describes the slope, b describes the phase and c describes the amplitude. I had forgotten all of this but picked it back up pretty quick as a matter of necessity.
The order (x^2) tells you how many times it crosses, or potentially crosses, the x axis. An order three crosses three times.
I use them to get a nice rounding of a nosecone or some other similar type feature.
I'd probably want to program it as a plug-in.