Pattern on a sphere

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Applying materials to sphere

Does anyone know why and how togged rid of the TILE effect I’m getting when applying a material to a sphere? [image]

Wrapping a texture on a sphere

I’ve always imported the photo as an image and projected it onto a hemi-sphere: [Mapping a Photo to a Hemi-Sphere in SketchUp] I used 96 segments for the circles (diameter is about 100" or 250 cm). The photo was exploded and the materials eye-dropper used to capture the texture. The photo must line up with the hemi-sphere for it to project properly. [Photo courtesy of NASA]