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David, This is a reply to a message that has probably since scrolled — I'm just now getting to it. Your problem was to create a set of cones which meet the following criteria: 1) The cones share a common "tip". 2) The "sides" of the cones are tangent. 3) The "bases" of the cones approximate a shpere. Geometry is my forte, so without going into detail, here is one possible model of thought. Consider a geometic die or approximated sphere. If the base of your cone was inscribed in a polygon of the geo die, the conditions of your problem would be satisfied. The rest is just math. If you like I can elaborate.