mcooper@suna1.cs.uiuc.edu (02/16/90)
I'm looking for a fairly simple algorithm to generate an approximate
sphere of radius r out of n polygons...
i.e. for n = 8, I'd get an octahedron(triangular faces).
for n = 6, I'd get a cube, etc. etc...
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+-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+rick@hanauma.stanford.edu (Richard Ottolini) (02/17/90)
In article <23900004@suna1@ mcooper@suna1.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
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@I'm looking for a fairly simple algorithm to generate an approximate
@sphere of radius r out of n polygons...
Would it be easier to pose this as fitting n vertices constrained to be
the maximum distance apart? Then the vertices would be triangulated.mcooper@suna1.cs.uiuc.edu (02/19/90)
Talk about enthusiastic response!! Thanks to all who replied. Yes, I suppose making it n vertices at maximum distance would be easier, (and for my purposes, perfectly acceptable)