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Variable normal offset (Pd​(u,v)=P(u,v)+d(u,v)n(u,v))

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A variable normal offset displaces a parametric surface along its unit normal vector by a scalar field d(u,v). Unlike a constant-distance parallel surface, its derivatives also contain du​n and dv​n.
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