Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!news.larc.nasa.gov!cscsparc.larc.nasa.gov!gates
From: gates@cscsparc.larc.nasa.gov (Ray Gates)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.graphics.visualiztion
Subject: Sphere surface representation ????
Message-ID: <1991Feb8.151823.20083@news.larc.nasa.gov>
Date: 8 Feb 91 15:18:23 GMT
Sender: news@news.larc.nasa.gov (USENET Network News)
Reply-To: gates@cscsparc.larc.nasa.gov (Ray Gates)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
Lines: 22


Another in a continuing series of possibly stupid questions..........

Does anyone know of an algorithm ( or a reference to an algorithm)
for representing the surface of a sphere ( of arbitrary radius) by a 
selectable number of regular polygons??

The intent of this endeavor is to determine a collection of rays 
eminating from the center of the sphere and intersecting the sphere at
points equidistant on its surface...

Any help, suggestions, etc... are greatly appreciated....Thanks in advance.
_______________________________________________________________________________
				       |        Ray Gates 
	"Mama, mama, many worlds       |	CSC/NASA-Langley
	 have come since I first       |	gates@cscsparc.larc.nasa.gov
               left home."	       |              (128.155.42.48)
				       |        Phone:  804.865.1725
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DISCLAIMER: The comments/opinions contained within are my own and do not
            necessarily represent the opinions of my employer(s).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------