On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, lining yang wrote:
> > I am currently useing the sphere class to create a 3d earth using
> > a texture map and outlines of land masses. However, the sphere seems
> > fairly chunky and not nearly as smooth as I would like. Are there
> > things I can do to improve the look of the default sphere?
>
> Use Sphere(float radius, int primflags, int divisions, Appearance
> ap) constructor, and increase the divisions parameter. It will give
> you a smoother appearance.
Thanks! It improved things greatly. Do you know what the default # of
divisions on a sphere is?
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