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# bauer_spiral
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Creates visually even spacing of n points on the surface of the sphere. Successive points will all be approximately the same distance apart.
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(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.)
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**Since:** 2.5
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## Parameters
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- `n` : The number of points.
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- `radius` : The sphere radius. Default to 1.
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- `rt_dir` : `"CT_CLK"` for counterclockwise. `"CLK"` for clockwise. The default value is `"CT_CLK"`.
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## Examples
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use <bauer_spiral.scad>
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use <polyline_join.scad>
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n = 200;
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radius = 20;
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pts = bauer_spiral(n, radius);
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for(p = pts) {
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translate(p)
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sphere(1, $fn = 24);
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}
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polyline_join(pts)
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sphere(.5);
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You can use it to create [Text sphere](https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/bauer-text-sphere).
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