I am trying to find a way to connect two random points on a sphere so that they form an arc with a given altitude. I believe this is very much like a greater circle problem with the exception that I want the arc between the points (the midpoint) to be above the surface of the sphere. As a plus I would also like the arcs to draw themselves on.
Any hints on a good place to start?
calculating greater circle and connecting two random points on sphere
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Hi,
don't know if this is the result you were thinking of. Much dirtier than a nice solution to the greater circle, but maybe close to what you were thinking. Changing the seed value on the scatter moves the points around, probably not ideal for you, but was a quick way of getting them on there
don't know if this is the result you were thinking of. Much dirtier than a nice solution to the greater circle, but maybe close to what you were thinking. Changing the seed value on the scatter moves the points around, probably not ideal for you, but was a quick way of getting them on there
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