POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Spherical triangle : Re: Spherical triangle Server Time
11 Oct 2024 13:58:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Spherical triangle  
From: Bald Eagle
Date: 9 Apr 2023 15:55:00
Message: <web.643317271ef881ca1f9dae3025979125@news.povray.org>
kurtz le pirate <kur### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

> Now I have to find out how to draw the arcs (not necessarily "great
> circles") connecting the points.

You already have your planes, so find the mid point between two triangle
vertices and determine the depth of that arc.

Then it's a simple matter of calculating where the centers of the tori will be
and rotating and translating them into proper position.


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