You might see if this paper helps: > Ranestad, Kristian, and Bernd Sturmfels. "On the convex hull of a space curve." arXiv:0912.2986 (2009). ([arXiv abstract link](http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.2986)) <hr /> ![CurveHull][1] <br /> <sup>The yellow surface is $z - 4x^3 + 3x = 0$. The green surface has degree $16$. The pink triangle is planar. </sup> <br /> <sup> (Image due to Frank Sottile, Philip Rostalski.) </sup> <hr /> If an approximate hull would suffice, it is "easy" to compute the 3D convex hull of many points along your curves. Here is a crude attempt on your two curves $A$: <hr /> ![CurveHull][2] <hr /> [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/zPJpr.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/jP3SW.jpg