How do you get custom 3D graphics to display properly in Mathematica?

MyEarth = ParametricPlot3D{Cos@u Sin@v, Sin@u Sin@v, Cos@v}, {u, 0, 2 Pi}, {v, 0, Pi}, Mesh -> None, TextureCoordinateFunction -> ({#4, 1 - #5} &), PlotStyle -> TextureShowmap, ImageSize -> 1000; a = {-1, 1}; Animate Show Graphics3DSphere{0, 0, 0}, .5, ViewPoint -> 3.5 {Cos@t, Sin@t, 0}, SphericalRegion -> True, PlotRange -> {a, a, a}, Axes -> False, Boxed -> False, myEarth, {t, 0, 2 Pi} Edit I found from where I borrowed some code: http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/Texture.html Under Applications Earth Texture.

MyEarth = ParametricPlot3D{Cos@u Sin@v, Sin@u Sin@v, Cos@v}, {u, 0, 2 Pi}, {v, 0, Pi}, Mesh -> None, TextureCoordinateFunction -> ({#4, 1 - #5} &), PlotStyle -> TextureShowmap, ImageSize -> 1000; a = {-1, 1}; Animate Show Graphics3DSphere{0, 0, 0}, .5, ViewPoint -> 3.5 {Cos@t, Sin@t, 0}, SphericalRegion -> True, PlotRange -> {a, a, a}, Axes -> False, Boxed -> False, myEarth, {t, 0, 2 Pi} Edit I found from where I borrowed some code: http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/Texture.html Under Applications, Earth Texture.

That "rep business" you've got going is working a treat! :) – Simon Apr 9 at 6:44 @Simon As I said, I've all set :). BTW the ColorData issue in your other question is too tricky for a complete and robust solution.

I guess the default palette got buried under layer after layer of mods since version 1. Hopefully Michael or Daniel will see that one. You may ping them in a comment.

– belisarius Apr 9 at 6:49 1 @Alexey maps.aridocean. Com/maps_of_world_various_en. Php – belisarius Apr 9 at 9:31 1 Very lovely!

BTW, if you are tired of spheres, see demonstrations.wolfram. Com/ProjectionOfEarthOnPolyhedra but you'll have to rotate the earth by hand! – David Carraher Apr 9 at 9:43 1 @David Very nice demo.

BTW Nobody realized that my Plot is really a time-reversal machine in disguise. – belisarius Apr 9 at 9:52.

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