Using Labview for Interpolation by minimum curvature method

Hi,
I'm currently seeking a VI that will enable me to
use Labview for Interpolation by minimum curvature method.
Can anyone help me? I'm looking for something that will
Interpolate values Z at known points with coordinates X, Y
to values ZI at points with coordinates XI, YI.
Regards,
Gilles

Hi Cyril,
Thanks for your followup! Any idea where I can find such
a formula/book?
Regards,
Gilles
Cyril wrote in message news:<506500000005000000196D0000-1017707437000@exchange.ni.com>...
> Gilles,
>
> LabVIEW doesn't have a function that will spline a three point surface
> plot. I would recommend looking into a statistical analysis book and
> find a formula to set up a 3 point spline function. Then enter that
> function into the formula node in LV. I hope this helps

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