Sphere

Creates a sphere.

Inputs

• center

  • The vector value that defines the center of the output sphere.

• radius

  • The value that defines the radius of the output sphere.

• type

  • Sets the type of sphere to output. This can be ico (an icosphere constructed from equilateral triangles), columns & rows (a sphere constructed from columns and rows), or CSG (a sphere constructed from the CSG system).

• detail

  • The value that defines the level of detail of the output sphere when the type input is set to ico.

• columns

  • The value that defines the number of columns of the output sphere when the type input is set to column & rows or CSG.

• rows

  • The value that defines the number of rows of the output sphere when the type input is set to column & rows or CSG.

• phi start

  • The value that defines the start angle (in the same axis as the columns input) of the output sphere when the type input is set to column & rows.

• phi end

  • The value that defines the end angle (in the same axis as the columns input) of the output sphere when the type input is set to column & rows.

• theta start

  • The value that defines the start angle (in the same axis as the rows input) of the output sphere when the type input is set to column & rows.

• theta end

  • The value that defines the end angle (in the same axis as the rows input) of the output sphere when the type input is set to column & rows.

Outputs

• geometry

  • Output primitives.

• points

  • The list of points of the output primitives.

• points.x

  • The list of x values of the points of the output primitives.

• points.y

  • The list of y values of the points of the output primitives.

• points.z

  • The list of z values of the points of the output primitives.

Notes

• When the type input is set to columns & rows, adjusting the phi and theta start/end inputs will create domes and partial spheres.

• Other names for this node include: PolySphere, Poly sphere, Icosphere, Ball, and Globe.

Examples

• Sphere