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# fibonacci_lattice
Creates visually even spacing of n points on the surface of the sphere. Nearest-neighbor points will all be approximately the same distance apart.
(It's called "visually even spacing" because only the vertices of the 5 [Platonic solids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid) can be said to be truly evenly spaced around the surface of a sphere.)
**Since:** 2.5
## Parameters
- `n` : The number of points.
- `radius` : The sphere radius. Default to 1.
- `rt_dir` : `"CT_CLK"` for counterclockwise. `"CLK"` for clockwise. The default value is `"CT_CLK"`.
## Examples
use <fibonacci_lattice.scad>
n = 200;
radius = 20;
pts = fibonacci_lattice(n, radius);
for(p = pts) {
translate(p)
sphere(1);
}
sphere(radius);
![fibonacci_lattice](images/lib3x-fibonacci_lattice-1.JPG)
use <fibonacci_lattice.scad>
use <polyline_join.scad>
n = 200;
radius = 20;
pts = fibonacci_lattice(n, radius);
for(p = pts) {
translate(p)
sphere(1);
}
sphere(radius * 0.9);
// You can pick spirals from points.
spirals = [for(j = [0:20])
[for(i = j; i < len(pts); i = i + 21) pts[i]]
];
for(spiral = spirals) {
polyline_join(spiral)
sphere(.25);
}
![fibonacci_lattice](images/lib3x-fibonacci_lattice-2.JPG)