From K-3D
Description
| Creates a sphere primitive
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Metadata
Properties
| Label
| Description
| Type
| Script Name
|
| Output Mesh
| Output mesh
| k3d::mesh*
| output_mesh
|
| Surface Material
| Surface material
| k3d::inode*
| material
|
| Transformation
| Transformation matrix used to position / orient / scale the output sphere.
| k3d::matrix4
| transformation
|
| Radius
| Controls the radius the output sphere.
| k3d::double_t
| radius
|
| Z Min
| Optionally truncates the sphere along the -Z axis.
| k3d::double_t
| z_min
|
| Z Max
| Optionally truncates the sphere along the +Z axis.
| k3d::double_t
| z_max
|
| Sweep Angle
| Optionally limits the sweep angle of the sphere to less-than 360 degrees.
| k3d::double_t
| sweep_angle
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Notes
The Sphere plugin provides a parametric quadric primitive, as defined by the RenderMan Interface Specification. Unlike a polygonal approximation of a sphere, the Sphere primitive always renders as a smooth surface.
