Sphere

Creates a solid sphere.

Steps:

  • Follow the prompts for the selected option. If no option is specified, the default is used.

Options for the base circle

Note: The base circle determines both the size and location of the sphere. The options for the base circle are the same as for the Circle
command.

Default (Center/Radius)

2Point

3Point

Tangent

AroundCurve

FitPoints

4Point

Draws the base circle through three points
and uses a fourth point to determine the sphere’s size.

After picking three points on the circumference

  • Pick the fourth point to establish the sphere’s size.

Rhinoceros sphere Sphere

Solid > Sphere: Center, Radius

Sphere > Sphere: Center, Radius

Rhinoceros Menu2 Sphere

Solid > Sphere > Center, Radius

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MeshSphere

Creates a polygon mesh sphere.

Options

See the Sphere
command for options.

The mesh version has additional options for the number of mesh faces

VerticalFaces

The number of faces in from pole to pole.

AroundFaces

The number of faces around the equator.

Rhinoceros meshsphere Sphere

Mesh > Mesh Sphere

Rhinoceros Menu2 Sphere

Mesh > Polygon Mesh Primitives > Sphere

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