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Old   April 22, 2017, 16:54
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Good day to everyone.
I need to generating a random location in a certain cell.
Is there anyone who can guide me?
Thanks in advance.
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Take two (x,y) or three (x,y,z) random numbers around the cell center with s spread of slightly more than the "radius" of the cell. Chef if the point is in the inner of the cell. If not take another pair / tripel.
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