SpherePoints [n]
gives the positions of n uniformly distributed points on the surface of a unit sphere.
SpherePoints
SpherePoints [n]
gives the positions of n uniformly distributed points on the surface of a unit sphere.
Details and Options
- SpherePoints [n] gives exactly equally spaced points in certain cases for small n. In other cases, it places points so they are approximately equally spaced.
- SpherePoints [n,WorkingPrecision p] gives a result with entries of precision p.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
200 uniformly distributed points on a sphere:
Options (1)
WorkingPrecision (1)
Generate points with machine precision:
Generate points with 24-digit precision:
Applications (1)
Use a Delaunay mesh to make an approximation to a sphere:
Neat Examples (1)
Connect points on a sphere with a line to generate an intricate pattern:
See Also
PolyhedronData NMaximize RandomPoint CirclePoints HilbertCurve Sphere
Function Repository: GeodesicGridPoints KoayPoints
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2017), SpherePoints, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpherePoints.html (updated 2022).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2017. "SpherePoints." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpherePoints.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2017). SpherePoints. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpherePoints.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_spherepoints, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SpherePoints}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpherePoints.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_spherepoints, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SpherePoints}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpherePoints.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}