Fibonacci Sphere
import math
def fibonacci_sphere(samples=1):
points = []
phi = math.pi * (3. - math.sqrt(5.)) # golden angle in radians
for i in range(samples):
y = 1 - (i / float(samples - 1)) * 2 # y goes from 1 to -1
radius = math.sqrt(1 - y * y) # radius at y
theta = phi * i # golden angle increment
x = math.cos(theta) * radius
z = math.sin(theta) * radius
points.append((x, y, z))
return points