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If two solids with curved surfaces penetrate each other, the line of intersection is in general a curve which is not contained by one plane, i.e. a tortuous curve : it is determined by plotting the projections of points which are common to both surfaces.

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Abbott, W. (1971). Intersections of Surfaces. In: Practical Geometry and Engineering Graphics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2742-6_16

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