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title: "Sphere Object"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OSPHERE.html"
section_path: "Create Menu > Mesh > Sphere Object"
element_id: "OSPHERE"
command_id: "5160"
description: "This page covers the Sphere primitive in Cinema 4D. It creates parametric spheres in several mesh types — standard, hexahedron, icosahedron, half sphere — …"
---

# Sphere Object

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Sphere primitive** in **Cinema 4D**. It creates parametric spheres in several mesh types — standard, hexahedron, icosahedron, half sphere — whose topology choice matters for texturing, deformation and subdivision.

![Image: 001404.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001404.jpg)

This command creates a sphere composed of triangles and quadrangles.

# Interactive editing

The sphere has one handle:

- Drag handle (1) to change the radius.

  ![Image: 001407.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001407.jpg)\
  The handle of the sphere primitive.