Building totally destroyed by fire, in the winter of 1962, caused by workers resealing leaking seams on the dome, using flammable sealant (tar compound). Designed, and construction supervised, by Richard Buckminster Fuller. Aluminum frame covered with translucent plastic panels.
Incorporates aluminum octet trusses to further reinforce the primary planar triangular panels.Icosahedron tessellation. Installed over the circular atrium of the Ford building, in Detroit, Michigan. See the Google Sketchup 3D warehouse details page Dedicated in 1960, by Buckminster Fuller. Subdivision method: Temcor (D.L.Richter). Geodesic tessellation: Class-II (‘triacon’). Geodesic canopy & skybreak at Miami Seaquarium. Vertical (z) scale factor: 0.618 (“Golden Section”). Icosahedron tessellation: Class I, method 1. Oblate spheroid dome, built by Carey Smoot. This version of parabolic dome features hexagonal tensegrity blocks (see link) each consisting of six hinged strut pairs radiating from the center (each pair only opens roughly along one plane), inelastic tendons comprising the top and bottom hexagons, and criss-crossing tensioning tendons on the sides.The tensioning tendons could be: a) inelastic tendons connected to micro-winches that tighten them to desired lengths and tensions, b) memory metal that shrinks when current is applied to proper lengths and tensions, or c) elastic tendons with inelastic riders that lock into place after the dome self-deploys. 3V (3-frequency each edge of the icosahedron is divided into three). Ends are smashed and drilled for bolting together. Playdome, ready for your backyard (or Burning Man). Geodesic dome composed of metal electric-conduit tubing. Entrance headroom: 6¼ feet.Photos, and wonderful YouTube video available, showing the construction & assembly. Tension adjusted with threaded rods through disks (rope or chain could be used instead of rod – chain was used in original Fuller design). Metal or wood disks distribute load forces to prevent tearing. Tent is tension-suspended from metal-conduit frame. 3V (3-frequency each edge of icosahedron is divided into three).Only 2 triangle sizes. Thermal mass provided by water tanks, to moderate interior temperature (can also serve double-duty, to raise fish or floating plants).Glazing is composed of ultraviolet-transparent Dupont Tefzel ETFE thin-film pillows (as used on The Eden Project domes). Oblate spheroid is inclined to face the sun, and is oriented to face south (in the northern hemisphere). Squashed oblate spheroid scaling ratio is the Golden Ratio.
See the Google Sketchup 3D warehouse details pageĭome greenhouse. (Use the and keys while using the scale tool).
The model can be scaled-up to the desired size using the SketchUp ‘Scale’ tool. The radius of this dome is 1 foot (unit radius). 4V (4-frequency each edge of the icosahedron is divided into 4 segments, or struts – also known as ‘chord factors’). See the Google Sketchup 3D warehouse details This is a Geodesic dome home with Geodesic dome garage.
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Click on the logos below to see TAFF GOCH’s entire collection of 3D models at Google’s 3D warehouse and artwork at DeviantArt.īeginning modelers might not know how you can use a dome, but who knows? Maybe you could use one in a 3-hole punch if you get really good at SketchUp! So if you want to try and make one of those, learn how to make, well, the basic idea of about 6 parts of a 3-hole punch (SketchUp wise), in this tutorial! See the Google Sketchup 3D warehouse details There is no one that can rival the models he offers to the public as well as a solid involvement in discussion forums, mainly Google’s discussion forum. You can resize them for your needs and colors can be added to anywhere.Īnd don’t forget the plugins: there is a large number of free plugins for many applications in addition to premium ones you pay for.Ī stellar standout in contriibutions is the extensive work by TAFF GOCH. You can view them in 3D and rotate them with a drag of the mouse. There are many dozens of geodesic dome models available created with Sketchup and here we list 70+ of these.
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It is free of charge (there is a Pro version available), it is pretty simple and fun to learn, but most of all it’s the contribution of of models to the community that makes it stand out. Google Sketchup is probably the best tool you could ever learn to use for 3D models, especially geodesic domes.
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