The performances of three cutting pattern methods are compared by means of two specific and quite different examples: a hyperbolic paraboloid and a part of a sixteenth of a sphere. It is shown that the results obtained are significantly different, something which can explain the difficulties sometimes encountered during the practical erection of tensile structures despite a convenient shape definition.
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