generate sphere using two coordinates
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Hallo, I want to plot a sphere with diameter of distance between the two coordinate points (x1,y1,z1) and (x2,y2,z2). and also adjust the colour settings. thanks for your help.
Pawan
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Walter Roberson
on 18 Oct 2016
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The euclidian distance between the two endpoints is the diameter, and the mean of the coordinates is the center point. After that it is standard creation of a sphere with known center and radius.
The method of creating the sphere is going to depend on what properties you want it to have. For example if you do standard lat/long banding then you need to decide where the poles are to be.
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Pawan G
on 19 Oct 2016
Edited: Walter Roberson
on 19 Oct 2016
Walter Roberson
on 19 Oct 2016
"with radius (x,y,z) to (x_sigma,y_sigma,z_sigma)"
Some of your x are negative; it does not make sense to use negative values as a radius.
Your x, y, and z values are not equal, but you indicate you want to use them as radius; are you looking for the 3D equivalent of an ellipse, different radius around different axes?
I do not understand the role of x_sigma, y_sigma, z_sigma.
Should the first sphere have one pole at (x(1), y(1), z(1)) and the other pole at (x_sigma(1), y_sigma(1), z_sigma(1)) ?
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