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Sphere
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>
Symbolic Graphics Language
>
Graphics Objects
>
Built-in
Mathematica
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Sphere
Sphere
[{
x
,
y
,
z
},
r
]
represents a sphere of radius
r
centered at
(
x
,
y
,
z
)
.
Sphere
[{
x
,
y
,
z
}]
represents a sphere of radius 1.
Sphere
[{{
x
1
,
y
1
,
z
1
}, {
x
2
,
y
2
,
z
2
},
...
},
r
]
represents a collection of spheres of radius
r
.
MORE INFORMATION
Sphere
renders as a sphere in
Graphics3D
.
The radius
r
can be specified either in absolute coordinates, or as
Scaled
[
s
]
.
Colors and other material properties of spheres can be specified using color directives as well as
Specularity
and
Glow
.
»
Spheres can be specified as transparent using
Opacity
directives.
»
Sphere
[]
is equivalent to
Sphere
[{0, 0, 0}]
.
»
Sphere
[{
c
1
,
c
2
,
...
}, {
r
1
,
r
2
,
...
}]
represents a collection of spheres with centers
c
i
and radii
r
i
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(2)
A unit sphere at the origin:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Two intersecting spheres:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(10)
Applications
(5)
Properties & Relations
(6)
Neat Examples
(4)
SEE ALSO
Circle
Cylinder
Cone
Cuboid
GraphicsComplex
SphericalPlot3D
TUTORIALS
Three-Dimensional Graphics Primitives
MORE ABOUT
Graphics Objects
Precollege Education
Summary of New Features in 7.0
Symbolic Graphics Language
New in 6.0: Graphics Primitives & Directives
New in 6.0: Visualization & Graphics
RELATED LINKS
Demonstrations with Sphere
(
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
)
New in 6 | Last modified in 7
EXAMPLES
Basic Examples 
Scope 