BEGIN {
    count       = 3000
    radius	= 500
    min_diameter= 1.3
    max_diameter= 3
    PI		= 3.14159259
	# initialise the random number generator
	  srand()
    for ( i = 1; i <= count; i++ ) {
      # define the object
	  object = "object01"
	  printf( "  objectelement { \"eobject%d\" \"%s\"\n", i, object )

	# generate random right-ascension and declination values
	  theta = PI*rand()
	  fi	  = 2*PI*rand()

	  # generate the coordinates
	  x = radius*sin(theta)*cos(fi)
	  y = radius*sin(theta)*sin(fi)
	  z = radius*cos(theta)

        
	# place it into the position
        printf( "    loc { (%f %f %f) }\n", x, y, z )
   
	# scale the object
	scale = min_diameter + (max_diameter - min_diameter)*(rand())^3
	printf( "    scale { %f }\n", scale )

	# close the object element
        printf( "    }\n" )
    }
}