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In computer graphics, an icosphere is a geometric primitive available in that approximates a sphere as a simplicial polyhedron, formed by subdividing the polygons of a Goldberg polyhedron into their triangular constituents, or equivalently, by subdividing the triangles of a regular icosahedron.^[1]^[2] Icospheres are normally used to achieve a more isotropic (regular) layout of vertices than a UV sphere, and are more suitable in certain settings.^[3]

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+[[File:Icosphere0000.png|thumb|An icosphere at subdivision level 2]]
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+[[File:Icospheres at different levels of subdivision.png|alt=Icosphere different subdivs|thumb|480x480px|Icospheres at different subdivision levels]]
+In [[computer graphics]], an '''icosphere''' is a [[geometric primitive]] available in that approximates a [[sphere]] as a [[simplicial polytope|simplicial polyhedron]], formed by [[Subdivision surface|subdividing]] the polygons of a [[Goldberg polyhedron]] into their triangular constituents, or equivalently, by subdividing the triangles of a regular [[icosahedron]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mft-dev.dk/uv-mapping-sphere/}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.blender.org/manual/ru/modeling/meshes/primitives.html|title=Mesh Primitives|work=Blender Reference Manual, Version 2.77|accessdate=2016-06-11}}.</ref>
+Icospheres are normally used to achieve a more isotropic (regular) layout of vertices than a [[UV sphere]], and are more suitable in certain settings.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/72/what-is-the-difference-between-a-uv-sphere-and-an-icosphere}}</ref>