Microsoft KB Archive/165608

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HOWTO: Create A Geodesic Sphere
Last reviewed: March 24, 1997

Article ID: Q165608

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for IRIX, version 3.51
 * Softimage 3D for Windows NT, version 3.51

SUMMARY
This procedure is provided to show you how to create a geodesic sphere.


 * 1) Create an icosohedron (Get -> Primative -> Icosohedron).
 * 2) Choose Polygon -> Fractalize, and select only Subdivide from the dialog box that appears. Enter a value of 1 for Iterations, and 0 for the other parameters. This sub-divides the triangular faces into more triangles.
 * 3) Create a couple of patch spheres (Get -> Primative -> Sphere) with high U and V (steps of 30) subdivision.
 * 4) Choose Deformation -> ShrinkWrap to shrink the new subdivided Icosohedron onto the inner sphere.

You now have a geodesic sphere. You can increase the number of facets by repeating the Fractalize and ShrinkWrap procedures.