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From: John Smith
Date: 6 Jan 2003 13:53:34
Message: <3e19d0ae$1@news.povray.org>
"George Pantazopoulos" <the### [at] attbicom*KILLSPAM*> wrote

> x = rho sin (phi) cos ( theta )
> y = rho sin (phi) sin ( theta )
> z = rho cos (phi)
>
> Just an idea, this would elegantly accomplish what you did in a loop.. I
> just took Calculus 3, and this is basically how we integrate a
multivariable
> function in spherical coordinates.

That won't work to accomplish a good enough equidistant distribution. To see
why, consider the case where phi=0. You'll get stacked tiles at x=y=0, and
not enough tiles, say, at phi=Pi/2.


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