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Old   September 5, 2001, 13:17
Default Mesh generator to triangulate a sphere surface
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Tony
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Hi there,

Does anybody have a stand-alone mesh generator to triangulate a sphere surface?

Thanks for your help.

Tony
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Old   September 5, 2001, 13:52
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John C. Chien
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(1). If you divide a sphere into eight equal part, then each will have three vertices. (2). From there, you can make horizontal cut and further divide each band into smaller triangles.
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Old   September 5, 2001, 14:17
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Thanks John,

Is it possible to make all the elements equilateral and look like the same from all directions?

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Old   September 5, 2001, 15:43
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Adrin Gharakhani
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> Is it possible to make all the elements equilateral and look like the same from all directions?

Yes!

Check for the keyword "icosahedron" on the net or the literature

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Old   September 5, 2001, 17:53
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Hi Adrin,

Thanks a lot. It really helps.

For those who are also interested in icosahedron, pls visit

http://polyhedra.wolfram.com/platonic/Icosahedron.html

for details.

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