@Charles Pegge Which of these Geodesic domes would you like most?
#AI-Domes :-)
My favorite base structure:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc8bVm_zeoJY40a6ZJdXOKtuvGZqtObYpEoc-ctmLW-Fu0SBKj5qEo0xgq2iSpXlVCj1aPantVmcanip14tw6enq7wyEmwHmOrlGs9RVsiFMOiCSbGe2dU4dFBTnaG2hq6wdp-bvo8H81X_BvpHoJ6d8=w468-h385-s-no?authuser=0)
Mounting:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc86vQ0N6CvuzCT9kHoLENvDbwii6y57PJb_PztMtfR1BiKVeKkeWqp232LmrS3uxl2jPCFwmPPy6aPuitcqkeyIjOLNTVFQi7njN6Gjv4xkg2gfQPDoX-BeDmT5LX-E9yt4dqgr9BoSME9-w9aNLzaLqbUW49ZFy-0HlJiv4PgV2zwExXyE8Zl-hFIQJ6loDWRUPkv4HtrQjD9b43wYqZtvSgq43hcczdvDQ9VG-5eNFXNLuXpAY2SAExoPRg-Z0ZN8WK_TTQecfoB5WN-FBpkLSInM1ysWRm_9HsNFwrMghtNb2EKXDEXB_k72zkqbXz9cB4zeKCTMNPdgbFwxtmBoKxWJTH-urE8KcCcFt_5YRN4QXy76oxqguvN-g4t7ot6DGkH2msVXuXT2-eva3mo7KM4o3zC1utgO1DnFx5U-NefqGOmtAgtuRE0APO5NP4kLkt1ey3L0AeB8zijmi1aFFF2jhjrejPzoxovYy6y_3--3AGw_ooANlxzQPpCPXhO7tqDonafl0fTb4pjBu7x-ME2L_W1r1GgqJECvcg-4hZaxVWiLRR9D20pX1A7BgQPl3sG0HVquGyO7HnIcA5DyhZp9m01etzOIAMWZZB7g-iiAoNYOKaTWtEvuCjiuvFXjl1_5bgmvL0U5u2jh_j7jGUwA6crQe9GRotCxPJYP3nqJkxc70sCG6iwzRfpQkyCComZVXM0EALiCpAncQXs8-DGV_zjjgZbc3B9yQo_TZlTpmOfyi3zB-fbePVDLaJP4Kmw_-qA7ns7DCH8z5d2ElSumcKy9uxOtVqGi2Ar36IeB8dNPdTV_FOPX0cWXqGKVvx0fsHtSN4K2b1atP7Qexx2nUfDowuNTUqEDJxfJzjIjwJT8hgq_IDK066-RZdDfmcuIvi-YgmEAnUZ1e1_tng=w1064-h798-s-no?authuser=0)
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.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKcKWHmXMAYrNpo?format=jpg&name=large)
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 :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9K3OWGdd_Zk4CFoPQsgY3Mxtf2yjoS0r-csQp_N2S8y5-j-C2xX7ixpT9_CdIrvR5gTuuNacPlgO81NQ4tl76rR80bxbpmNqSrJ_nMygkXFwZQSIinCPBLDTlNfI1EBoly2tSdjtujTooc3rFeWx0h=w810-h648-s-no?authuser=0)
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.
I used POSER for the figures, and a few other resources. I think I used PowerBasic for the geometry ~2004
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc8sZ3GHOiboSdL_jFxOpVdXG7LQuVVDi0IBwn3pQnAtt716WjAZyNC4FQ9ZDo6FPQglQzGda4DDgjrZykcpuvNDWAuIWMDxCNNYMcvoKIsAGH22jkGGgTC1Z_lagYSpLj8Ols4nT8tz41I_KmdGDVyB=w998-h798-s-no?authuser=0)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_-xP1Cs6eN48nlgvx54D3peeGzFzXfCiKss0UUQ-Q9Zf-oJdZuRd1gw0hN87TUSuJMbEupUtV_lCKdvt5buRHxYlsEr686U5AYy6ZeNfyeX2tXKgU2NMt9mI_RGr9EhpeEQwCGCJ--aWrzC9iWneyG=w640-h480-s-no?authuser=0)
Ok, Poser. Yes that could work.
Then also the Horse is from Poser.
As said these days i would recommend you to use
Automatic1111 (https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/wiki/Install-and-Run-on-NVidia-GPUs)
Which is completely free, uncensored and makes amazing pictures.
3d models would be ideal so that shadows and light can be correctly cast.
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 (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blender+geodesic+domes+addon)This is the final Built:
So far, nothing beats cardboard and calculator for modelling. But some CAD in O2 would be useful for fine tuning.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc-3Wie8nXEHd-k_wEkw-1eBxmPMPZE1itxqj-kRcyV4xm8wKr480iRo3gYJaRztEnOn_NQMAskc26vZvI7VSbavNWY4-TkOVFfs_ZPURs5ksHstvpFnpN7pfzmkxzH_N-gVgIEMHyiZ_w7kdJZPDRaYpJqokh1ChFj7jdwVzpc-1mZjOzjLrRYXPdyYgujMAl-zOd3Wy9Fypd92omKIg2E60w_NVp1zhD5OOEzcgqsYw8P73pp2yJA2D_OnoIjVRQRPO6jurK5Zp5SB7qyKFGDTwdLtObiZS9yA4SKpqzl1rFz3YerB9jv-pYiQ7nyGPREuDlnZ9mvC0ICMuLb0oWT5beqGh3BoyEPi3RX1zBPpUZ4UJeNfccp796o08z7vp3LVU9LWY7zf8GLMzG8Gv0XjzjobNlTRGCRyUVFtTmODiLi1iiJ3rTb0bKaKJBpxqrrdh01_mlvXk0Pd0Eh3wYN789J7vZ-mzg55Oq5LhSPDMcB9bpy1f4TEyo6uZSbgX2aPTMLK0A8ixju7tuZttuYljVbjTSPUa96YA3Jc2jHgXHUVF2DeJDnug-S3AM6GrGe98N7svgXfxTsJkl5ifssPz1Ezd6YgOZNYoQNXQHJ2nATrJDDnEXfvodYWPSr3fO1M5Zb6NrOIuU724vzfZMYw599XZH1nuoqvZceQnmzSm8wr3PqRl-ci2nLND9-KtXLvymadzDdUUWUyusveXWhMe0NAvg9Q7uM08WyTHKuU7ULZ-XH-W2xSuog6zE6rLjTiFPz0FMj12xiuaQXfvU-zTgxJGbwWsiG0EQPufHpJG8GfQ-j7mVW6Cpi5lPIj58ICffmJv_hSfJSNq6OpRwKerudxu09g5d-74kqM5JfW4Ovs4nUlENyyiQOhoKkgrWeZnxYyGAxNtFhY30TKwAQCQA=w1064-h798-s-no?authuser=0)
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.
Developing a model of a classic geodesic:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc8A7iY3TroeM-C1l0tP-czX5n0U0McnDk23a2STkEEvkpoqTPjDBZtYpa4fCBDk9S_be8xbJT_Sjhj26hlezUEijt5mCzNWa70TDlNxYrUMj2xuMFyOmr53FoX-QkEbQv1D6B9BR_9nHPF3ATILkL87QyzJSml8l4qvtxli4Cw_iSHtrHpl6U5LPns7J4LYo4x0ncrfGUxZOtbptVrnTgDZ3wFFx90yKe8Nr9ndQeihfRJw2QWwMdIBJDXwQfLaXQ-JKhBaVLuwxDEMPjIo4K7DarWT2VJkU-di5LNSR46ya90R0jrTpFXT3CUPwhuS9Zq_BoRTS84XX-xgMQX5NA9z1i87h3u9HxZobHQTra282VBfZ8MGRed4l5K7EQ5j2Pmpszv8uQLXEoNJrcIUcG6o6gPw7meHR6snlBJTGfr_69SL2vsgiPIkSP_6ngzFqUZrESD1IXeamkdyV05yMsOdc5doGLi8Sbp3mdqbUxEBgD5lizRGgaHQHFaupAY1Y50Ydf97JWmas6UL74iyolNXqX0D6CYeBwvoKib7eeW1tWOeFbSapQ-je-DK4_aQ3KOhnGMSn-DT6czI2J3uL33idkb_i7BJuuGoPHeOBhD3LXUSZXK4Lxosp6a5wjdTp6BfcBAHoJW3Mqg2-L1rdWO-46ETRnUzPBQyzBbfuZEvD-0KKhzP2FPs4CYvjZbTHe7lMUTliMjnCZa-Usb7BswM2oq79acD7HIne5G9Mbensf8JLy-ntHIWtLd3c7eP4F5uyttzMPIaIaii2eb9DBaR12znvTZMVGYL6AihlSf8vrgMfPnpaleD-1PycCLifxJpxqFXjBPB3GPkSLDHvd7c8V8Ahg4fpO6tTOTtS_JLpXpvLjQOG9PWxow803mtme1VR_AMg16HfcG6byqrAEsrDQ=w1064-h798-s-no?authuser=0)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc-53RUpooKTL2VMrn0KjAgDmW1pvyZ5ZsMf0gZ7OyazRNT4DrPCNlSgGw4hvY0coLUpjRmSflK0jUb3-_eCIgUKP8M-nqw1FY7gYab5cHWyBp2F5tY9Ay6htIdNtJSmXI1CTwPvi4RHAs2HSYydcd2ffSuELHLpDv9IhmNJgrXoLk4JLrvDU5nxeiJd9FNVuDBsI_fsjrGns38E5Wd_dlcMBtyIh4BJY8ds57HKt9n2OTgcdfsbFPpO1-PUoxyoUsFt1dKD4Sz3i4C4w5uqcgHLi2RDSM9TZKAqzZYCBnDAPLAMqeJI-ZEN6k7YUUlEg4v9poChufB5GdTvHvzTpYEsybf6Aq3L6_A-n3rngCIAN8_INTMgnvMjtDiPzghs2o37f1GgEkhdx9Ioo1wRYfnmc880vS2iOb_4xVPNPohXokoYVgLuLBalN1qayBU2rYZ840-CZ2G3Oxl-HHd9F7crf5wFWj9PzNACBI6bNllxzgr2WcE_-Fnyk46nhBWOH3Xr2iWpAm9QcE02dFvcPrWE9Acv6fqJl_nBGT43ifSd749kpZKuSlFbJKnQRpmm226u2rvztBUz3cZ-EvVW6BEpkgX-PacGWhJNU4Y9JSoX9PapiEXPTLD-8g5bEhhJxZEV7zQfHqtbCEBRoODef5n0mFz10DfDaawpXbj3Pm613JI2fkLBOYmPDkw4C8saAGcnvjeFQ2WDkt9xfSWt1WeyyDpZxQ_x49rYtZx1HH4ET3KYBlYzImMTXyQhtZ47boyaSwYWx_4Hl13sElYiOmYQoe5EvaFabROArLg16f9PtbZgngkPLsm4wnvXfsMq6lJdTSo8cJ2u6YXoFAF6s6uSHfGlw5y-QCJQETMjCpiWFoOihQ72crOnqO7N5lB5SgL-sv4EwhTjM1elpRK8tUS1Ig=w1064-h798-s-no?authuser=0)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9tQYQoQMKpVChPxMf5cDJici5Ikj0tq8qBY-D88MDISM_r2NuN06glcFPLZrsZTE70UzMwWZdoB5vQ6yWmpxi3x4YGX1qndEMkKNqkvty3nDAR_oCFw9PMHow8-CmzrXD-rx3bq5U0OtJq9S6zjEMbB-wDKbVxfa58tOOOdv1HHsWW4t4A5iZiOuWlXFJiWdFOoC6Yt4ciy3OQ4Qdv4HFxLo445pQ73erNr4dWjAMrwQgtGzdwLd_L5-FWIhVnFNPRBs0BRV95-P6DxYQ3G4ZhfU8Oi3hHdJIEYOR6ptxgmldub5tjyII_KMAUvAcrh0N0NODpMSpGMgyZE38kXWlpgir4yMdRnwdqQIVrY5HvW47KoNYTB1z1yLgM-_b5yORdrllaAzbLEEfEkZomgTG1CPamiz0DCnxaXYsx19o9tTDtTGlNvEjDRAt1mO5OrWN2LNGNRkVcE4CfG46wtg7pn-y06cZ00VDx68kCWD3K-8-s_ksxRqxQ8pYv1zrXcwaMpYi9EWaLIOoAHz46TS-dgbiLOHyti9B24fdUr3mLLny4kz01-Sxvd1j9SxRZ1g73KIuCdEN0YaBLn8C5t8ZyqpdubgsiXtE4LSwl4vecDEc8oSpiM5gZPh_QrKj5rVloOtiwGVB7umuIV5mlRxvLn1elS9dnwNrLwbXprhsemI8ozDPPWbH5Y1swjW38UENPl6UOsSGtjioNBsOYSs5XTPD45DKWhaFeVSUgmVZUZbv1msqgBFMBHR724a8YJ1omvy6wkL3I3Ly9cIGyVC99-OFLXNlsskR6prg0JLCuLm6U1twEnYHk_QNhZEV63I3lcfnPaDX24tAqTAVxOx99AqlHaSCTitElKFotQOh5-d0syKIcz_Xl2cP0zkTtYJR6NjYdekZSpbuul3BlIrKrvQ=w1064-h798-s-no?authuser=0)
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 (https://www.printables.com/model/276891-geodesic-dome-cat-house-pine-tree-cutouts)
(https://media.printables.com/media/prints/276891/images/2457175_e3926cb9-7c00-44b9-b298-1909c6702205/thumbs/inside/1600x1200/jpg/img_4735-min-1.webp)
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
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
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Large-scale use of hexadomes:
The Eden Project
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Eden_project.JPG/1024px-Eden_project.JPG)
https://www.edenproject.com
For tropical holidays in colder environment - interesting.
I like it.
Adding some more pictures that I got testing the SPR today.
From left to right: Nordic Race, Eskimo, Korean and African Race.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_LbjK4EYnGQKY3ssxqAORIQyPeVae_jH3bzZy2jCcCHNTUOig7dtVEacru2wUMTd__ijcLt_bo73GmZKbdjTV6NSt-pGumxKW9i_ChsFAZMfI7IY6_MTOzMoLtmcHrBUf4row7OdW1RK4qmYZ8C6FA=w400-h300-s-no?authuser=0)
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A selection of geodesic sphere geometry
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOhPvuufHv_D06bXxM7G8os1cvsMqy3UfZRV2GOuONraOKVyViJrniQ_2dql18k7A?key=dF9EdlhQR0I2cnJzcmZ2MF9hclBRSmlHQldRaTl3
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They Built a Rainforest Ecosystem inside a Geodesic DomeFLORB
9 december 2019
Rainforest Trees are much larger in real nature, yet it can be done.
Small domes made with overlapping plates:
The Hypedome 1 year on...Chris Devereux
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https://hypedome.com/?ref=S194gmf1gAyf
Other interesting round structures:
7 Unique Prefab Glamping PodsCGS Tech
9 december 2021