NAME
	generate continents - generates continental outlines on a globe

SUMMARY
	Name	generate continents
	Type	Input
	Inputs	NONE
	Outputs	continents - 	geom

	Parameters
	Name		Type	Default	Choices
	Radius of Continents	dial	 1.00	 0.00	1000.00
	Line color	choice	black	 black,white,red,green,blue,uncolored
	Globe color	choice	no globe  none,black,white,red,green,blue

DESCRIPTION
	This module is useful for decorating globes that represent
	the Earth.  Given an input radius (Earth radius) a geometry 
	is generated consisting of multiple polylines that show the
	outlines of the continents and islands of the earth.

	Optionally, a single sphere is generated also at a slightly
	smaller radius than the continental outlines.

	Update for Kubota platform sent in by 
        flanery@elric.EPM.ORNL.GOV (Ray Flanery).

INPUTS

PARAMETERS
	Radius of Continents (dial)
		This specifies the radius of the resulting polyline
		geometry.
	Line color (radio buttons)
		Select the desired color for the polylines representing
		the continental outlines.  The "uncolored lines" settting
		allows the user to set the color with the geometry
		viewer's edit property widget.
	Globe color (radio buttons)
		Generates a sphere to represent the earth using the
		desired color.  The "no globe" choice generates no
		sphere, allowing the user to insert his/her own sphere.

OUTPUTS
	continents - geom

EXAMPLE NETWORKS

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	| generate continents |
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	| render geometry     |
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	| display pixmap      |
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RELATED MODULES
	field to globe

SEE ALSO