Ken wrote:
> 
> Remco de Korte wrote:
> 


> > I would like to build it from small parts like triangles and I know

> thinking
> > about a number of points randomly scattered over the surface and
> then
> > make triangles with those.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Remco de Korte
> 
>     In a way isn't that what lathes, sors, and prisms do ?
> 
>     If that's not a satisfactory approach there is a great little
> Dos utility called Geodome that creates shapes of the same
> name.
>     It offers some user options that allow you to control
> the number of nodes, spherical or cylindrical shape, and
> direction scaling.
>     It's output spits out triangles and optionally cylinders, acting
> as cross supports, and Pov spheres as node connection points.
>     Geodome might do what you want. If not the triangles are
> there and can be moved or removed as needed to get the shape
> you want
>     If you can't located geodome I think it's on the POV-Ray
> ftp server. If not it's a small program which I have on CD
> so I could send you a copy.
> 
>     I took the time once to hand code a sphere like object with
> triangles and I definitely don't recommend others try this.
> 
> Ken

Thanks, I'll try that.

Regards,

Remco

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