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Define q as the angle from the X axis (0 <= q <= 2p) and f as the angle from the Z axis (0.0 <= f <= p).
Then the equation for a sphere:
X = R sin (f) * cos (q) = R sin (pv) * cos (2pu) where f/p = v (0.0 <= v <= 1.0)
Y = R sin (f) * sin (q) = R sin (pv) * sin (2pu) where q/2p = u (0.0 <= u <= 1.0))
Z = R cos (f) = R cos (pv)
From the equation for Z we get: v = f/p = arccos (Z/R) / p
From the equation for X we get: u = [arccos ( X/R sin (pv) ) ] / 2p
Note: q = arccos x => x = cos q
So if we know the point on the surface, X, Y, Z, then we can compute the point in U,V, texture space.
Two-Dimensional
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