Blowing up: application to \(G^2\)-continuous 8-sided filling patch (Q1849409)

A method is described for filling an \(n\)-sided hole, where \(5\leq n\leq 8\). The method interpolates \(n\) connected boundary curves of a given net of patches. The patches or surfaces defining the boundary curves can be of different kinds. The filling surface is defined on a rectangular domain. A class of blowing up pole-functions is introduced in order to build the filling surface. Sufficient conditions are established for the pole-functions to satisfy geometric continuity.