On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:01:22 +0100, "Philippe Guglielmetti"
wrote:

The "optimal" position of N dimples on a sphere can be found on
http://www.research.att.com/~njas/packings/.

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I like it G.

Import the table in Excel, do some math to obtain the XYZ locations
of the points, export to .csv and use one of the many macros around
to read the points in a 3D Sketch. Then use the HoleWizard to create
the dimples.
Ensure you don't violate any patent on the dimples patterns, there
are MANY patents on the topic :-)
Philippe Guglielmetti
--
Cliff