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Draw a Sphere

Get started with 3D graphics by creating a single sphere.

Run the code to draw a sphere. Drag to rotate it:

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Draw a default, 3D Sphere. Mouse down in the graphic and drag to rotate the image:

Graphics3D[Sphere[]]

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Graphics3D[Sphere[]]

Set the color of the sphere. Try other colors, like Orange or Blue:

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Make the sphere red. Put the color and sphere in a list (indicated by the curly braces):

Graphics3D[{Red, Sphere[]}]

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Graphics3D[{Red, Sphere[]}]

Make the sphere partly transparent. Try other values of opacity:
 

Note: opacity values should be between 0 and 1.

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Make the sphere 50% opaque (which is 50% transparent):

Graphics3D[{Red, Opacity[.5], Sphere[]}]

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Graphics3D[{Red, Opacity[.5], Sphere[]}]
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