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# Sphere Model

### Sphere Model

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| **Options/Settings**  | **Description**                                                                             |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Degrees**           | <p>Degrees of Sphere Enclosure</p><p>360 - Full Sphere</p><p>180 - Half Sphere</p>          |
| **Southern Latitude** | Distance from the nodes to the bottom pole                                                  |
| **Northern Latitude** | Distance from the nodes to the top pole                                                     |
| **# Strings**         | The # of Strings corresponds to the physical number of strings for the model.               |
| **Nodes/String**      | The Nodes/String represents the physical number of light nodes, bulbs or pixels per string. |
| **Strands/String**    | Number of "Folds" per string. 1 has no folds. 2 has one zig-zag/fold.                       |


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