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Asked: 2026-05-18T21:33:53+00:00

Is there a formula that generates a set of coordinates of triangles whose vertices

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Is there a formula that generates a set of coordinates of triangles whose vertices are located on a sphere?

I am probably looking for something that does something similar to gluSphere. Yet, I need to color the different triangles in specfic colors so that it seems I can’t use gluSphere.

Also: I do understand that gluSphere draws edges along lines with equal longitudes and lattitudes which entails the triangles being small at the poles compared to their size at the equator. Now, if such a formula would generate the triangles such that their difference in size is minimized, that would be great.

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    Start with a unit icosahedron. Then apply muliple homogenous subdivisions of the triangles, normalizing the resulting vertices distance to the origin.

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