WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Basketball Seam Pattern Designer

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intermediate point position
minimum gap betweenseam parts
viewpoint
default
above
side
The patterns of the seams on a basketball show symmetries in both the left-right and top-bottom directions. Based on this, one can design a complete seam pattern based on 1/8 of the complete pattern.
This Demonstration creates seam patterns by varying the projection in one of the coordinate planes of 1/8 of the spherical curve.