Domes

[Theo Gottwald]

@Charles Pegge
Which of these Geodesic domes would you like most?
#AI-Domes :-)

[Charles Pegge]

My favorite base structure:



Mounting:

[Theo Gottwald]

Do you make these for Plants or for People?

Here is a large one that you can visit in Germany, it contains a Roller Coaster.

[Charles Pegge]

Not yet. I built the hex dome for my friends a long time ago.

Here is a POV-Ray visualization: Complexity is effortless on the PC

[Theo Gottwald]

I still have POV Ray installed. To make that Person in POV is not easy.
Unless you can convert some available Geometry.
However the Language of POV-Ray is good to be generated using Generators.
But I think that this sort of Engines will mostly be replaced by AI.
Unless in Architecture.

[Charles Pegge]

I used POSER for the figures, and a few other resources. I think I used PowerBasic for the geometry ~2004

[Theo Gottwald]

Ok, Poser. Yes that could work.
Then also the Horse is from Poser.
As said these days i would recommend you to use
Automatic1111
Which is completely free, uncensored and makes amazing pictures.

[Charles Pegge]

3d models would be ideal so that shadows and light can be correctly cast.

[Theo Gottwald]

In that case i recommend you to use Blender - which is also free.

This one is possibly a bit outdated:

Click here to see more such videos.
Blender and Geodesic Domes

This is the final Built:

[Charles Pegge]

So far, nothing beats cardboard and calculator for modelling. But some CAD in O2 would be useful for fine tuning.

[Theo Gottwald]

At least it will also work without electricity, why may soon be interesting.
:-)
Besides that you can use Blender to make the Models see below as it has "Paper" Option.

[Charles Pegge]

Developing a model of a classic geodesic:

[Theo Gottwald]

My ideas what this is good for boils down to, "if you want to get in contact with Aliens?" :-)
I means why just this Geometry?

Here is a Sample how you can print such a Geodesic House for your cat:

geodesic-dome-cat-house-pine-tree-cutouts

[Charles Pegge]

Domes are not ideal for house construction but how about building a house inside a dome. This was built inside the arctic circle. They use the extra dome space to grow fruit and veg, even grapes!

Sustainable Arctic DOME HOME recycles water & grows food!

Tiny House Giant Journey
12 august 2022

[Theo Gottwald]

It may be of advantage against radioactive or volcanic fallout,
and in the dessert or in polar area- in case you have a private AKW to heat it up.

For normal Houses i think the outside dome will destroy the landscape.

Hmm .. Thinking about England and the prediction that it will go sown in the flood, it may even be interesting for Underwater Civilizations