+ sphere: function(center, radius, latitude_steps, longitude_steps) {
+ return this.oriented_sphere(center, radius, [0,0,1], [1,0,0], latitude_steps, longitude_steps);
+ },
+ oriented_sphere: function(center, radius, north, greenwich, latitude_steps, longitude_steps) {
+ var unit_north = this.unit(north);
+ var north_pole = this.translate_point(this.scale(unit_north, radius), center);
+ var south_pole = this.translate_point(this.scale(unit_north, -radius), center);
+ return this.spheroid(north_pole, south_pole, radius, greenwich, latitude_steps, longitude_steps);
+ },
+ spheroid: function(north_pole, south_pole, radius, greenwich, latitude_steps, longitude_steps) {
+ var delta = this.sub(north_pole, south_pole);
+ var path = [];
+ for (var i = 0; i < latitude_steps-1; i++) {
+ path.push(this.translate_point(south_pole, this.scale(delta, (1-Math.cos(Math.PI*i/(latitude_steps-1)))/2)));
+ }
+ path.push(north_pole);
+ function shape(i) {
+ return nt3d.circle(radius*Math.sin(Math.PI*i/(latitude_steps-1)), longitude_steps);
+ }
+ return this.extrude(path, shape, delta, greenwich);
+ },