Math for a geodesic sphere

Question

I\'m trying to create a very specific geodesic tessellation, but I can\'t find anything online about it.

It is normal to subdivide the triangles of an icosahedron in

Answer 1

Marcelo,

If you want to devise algorithms to generate any class of geodesic spheres, you can do it here:

http://thomson.phy.syr.edu/thomsonapplet.htm

Start by using the "custom(m,n)" option, select your desired parameters, then hit the "pause" button. Switch to "lattice energy" and hit the "Auto" button.

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If you're intimately familiar with java, you can save the "jar" file(s) for this app, and examine the contents, to back-engineer the algorithms.

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BTW, this java app also has a "File" menu option, which can activate a new window, listing the "Point set" (vertex coordinates.) I copy & paste them into an Excel spreadsheet, from which I can generate a "csv" file that can be, subsequently, imported into 3D-graphic programs.

Taff