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  Re: Plotting points on a sphere?  
From: Tor Olav Kristensen
Date: 24 Sep 2004 20:39:42
Message: <4154be4e@news.povray.org>
Jessie K. Blair wrote:
> Err... Sorry it took so long to reply to this thread...  When I started it I 
> was in Afghanistan and kept getting moved all over the place.  Just recently 
> found my way back to the newsgroup (though I've been home for almost a 
> year).
> 
> I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who tried to help me out here. 
> I'm gonna toy with all of your ideas, but I also found another of my own...
> 
> I'm now in college and after a refresher on some geometry, I realize I could 
> have gotten the points I wanted using (Circumference = pi * diameter).  Then 
> I could just add some distance on the x-, y-, and z-scales for my smaller 
> spheres.
> 
> BTW, I have no idea what I was trying to make at the time, but this is all 
> still very useful for any future applications.
> 
> Thank you again,
> ~Jessie

Hi Jessie.

Welcome back and happy poving !

P.S.: I believe that the math most people need for
their POV-Ray scenes can be learned in college.

-- 
Tor Olav
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