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Sphere (node)

Construct a sphere primitive

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

Use this to represent rounded elements in a 3D massing study — for example, a water tank, a dome, a tree canopy, or a decorative site feature.

Category: Construct Primitive

Kind: Operation

Description: construct a sphere primitive

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

position (optional)

P

Cartesian

Item

the position of the sphere

radius (default 0.5)

Ra

Number

Item

the radius of the sphere

segments (default 32)

S

Number

Item

the number of segments

anchor (default "center")

A

String

Item

center or bottom

xyz rotation (default 0,0,0)

R

Vector

Item

local xyz rotation in degrees

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

feature

F

Cartesian

Item

the sphere primitive

How to

  1. Add the Sphere node.

  2. Optionally set "position", or leave it unset to place it at the project origin.

  3. Set "radius" and, if you want smoother or coarser geometry, "segments".

  4. Set "anchor" to center or bottom.

  5. Optionally set "xyz rotation".

  6. The output is a 3D sphere feature.

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