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From: Michael Andrews
Subject: Point distribution on a spherical shell.
Date: 6 Sep 2001 05:37:38
Message: <3B97457B.26C14AE4@reading.ac.uk>
// Sphere_pack.pov
// ---------------
// 
// This file contains a macro to produce a spherical 
// surface of relatively evenly packed spheres.
//
// Author: Mike Andrews, 6th Sep 2001
// 
// Note: this needs MegaPov or v3.5

// #version unofficial MegaPov 0.7;

global_settings { 
  max_trace_level 20
  assumed_gamma 1
  ambient_light 1
#if(1)
  // ini_option "+QR"
  radiosity { 
    pretrace_start 16/image_width
    pretrace_end   4/image_width
    count 50            
    error_bound 0.1    
    recursion_limit 1   
    normal on
  }
#end
}

#declare BC = <pow(7/4,-4),pow(7/5.5,-4),1>;

sky_sphere { pigment { gradient y colour_map {[0 color rgb 0.5*(1+BC)][1
rgb 0.5*BC]} } }
 
fog {
	fog_type 2
	colour rgb BC*0.3
	distance 100
	fog_alt 6
	fog_offset -7
}

fog {
	fog_type 2
	colour rgb (1-BC)*0.5
	distance 500
	fog_alt 15
	fog_offset -7
}

camera {
  up y
  right x*image_width/image_height
  direction 2*z
  location <-1,1.5,-10>*5
  look_at 0
}

light_source {  
  0*x   
  color rgb 1-0.1*BC
  translate 50*vnormalize(<1,2,-2>)
  scale 400
}

#macro sep_tex (Th, Ph) 
  texture { 
    pigment { rgb vaxis_rotate(<0.7,0.4,0.3>, 1, Th) } 
    finish { ambient 0 diffuse 0.7 specular 1 metallic } 
  } 
#end

#macro Pack_Sphere (nSph, bigRad, smallRad, Offset, useSepTex, resetTh)
  #local Phi = (sqrt(5)-1)/2;
  #local Mix = 1/sqrt(3);
  
  #if (resetTh) #declare TH = 0; #end
    
  #local maxC = nSph;
  
  #if (smallRad < 0) 
    #local Rad2 = -smallRad*2*bigRad/sqrt(maxC);
  #else
    #local Rad2 = smallRad;
  #end
  
  #local Rad1 = bigRad + Offset*Rad2;
  
  union {  
    #local Count = 0.5; #while (Count <= maxC)
      #local F = Count/maxC;
      #local PH = 180*(Mix*(sqrt(F)*(1-F) - F*sqrt(1-F)) + F);
      #local P = vrotate(Rad1*y, <PH, TH, 0>);
      sphere { P, Rad2 #if (useSepTex) sep_tex(TH, PH) #end }
      #declare TH = mod(TH + 360*Phi, 360);
    #local Count = Count + 1; #end
  }
#end

#declare TH = 0;

object {
  Pack_Sphere(8000, 10, -1, -1, true, false)
  rotate -70*x
  translate -<10,4,-3> 
}

object {
  Pack_Sphere(800, 6, -1, -1, true, false)
  rotate 30*x
  translate <6,3,0> 
}

object {
  Pack_Sphere(80, 3, -1, -1, true, false)
  rotate <0,120,90>
  translate <8,-7,-2> 
}

// end of Sphere_pack.pov


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