The Sphere

 

sphere1.gif (1046 bytes) The sphere is made of 8 circles or levels as shown on the left. sphere5.gif (2567 bytes)



For each Level or circle you have to enter its diameter and height.

By changing the values of each section you may also make any type of shape other than a sphere.

The sphere can be made using 6, 8, 10, 12 or 20 sides.

The Level height can have a value of zero. This is particularly important if you only want to make part of a sphere such as a dome.

Level 1 is the base of the sphere and level 8 is the top of it.

 

 

You can also place a light on top of the sphere and make it blink at night.

And why not...how do you make a balloon using this tool?

This is an example of the additional data you have to enter to make the balloon. You will also have to enter the texture assigned to each side of the basket in the textures menu panel.


This is a view of the sphere in the real FS world. As I used the transparency effect you can see through the sphere.

You can see here the difference in shape between the Levels 1 and 8, which are made of triangles, and all the others which are made of rectangular surfaces.