Spheres On Sphere

gistfile1.cs

//based on: http://www.softimageblog.com/archives/115
void SpheresOnSphere( int n ) {
	float increment = Mathf.PI * ( 3 - Mathf.Sqrt(5) );
	float offset = 2 / (float)n;
 
	for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
		float y = i * offset - 1 + (offset / 2);
		float r = Mathf.Sqrt(1 - y*y);
		float currentAngle = i * increment;

		Vector3 position = new Vector3(Mathf.Cos(currentAngle)*r, y, Mathf.Sin(currentAngle)*r) * 5; // 5 is the radius of the sphere

		//Instantiate a cube:
		GameObject cube = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Cube);
		cube.transform.position = position;

		// Get the rotation and apply it to the cube:
		Quaternion rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(position);
		cube.transform.rotation = rotation;
	}
}