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How can I draw a geodesic dome according to Paul Robinsons method

stefan_schumm Member Posts: 11 ✭

March 21 in Drawings

Hi,
I`d like to draw a geodesic dome according to Paul Robinsons tutorials he made for sketchup I would like to use Paul method to construct an Icosahedron as base and then develop v1, v2, v3 and so on geodesic dome. The link to Pauls YouTube channel is the following:
I appreciate your help in advance.
Thank you.
Stefan

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eric_pesty Member Posts: 1,534 PRO

March 21

I would start with creating an icosahedron (using the "polyhedron" tool: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2c40f522f1b5a02f6ce9ce01/v/585e4b002529cb792b0466cf/e/ff4f6157c94f693e713e91d3)
then create the faces for one "section" and "transform pattern them using the faces of the isocahedron...

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eric_pesty Member Posts: 1,534 PRO

March 21 edited March 21

Here's a simple example:
The transform pattern was a bit tedious to setup... I'm sure there's a simpler way to do it...

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2262070be426079d04985ad7/w/96c2b073fdb827bda5d505fb/e/1a6f063cb48236b5d90b8d78

Much easier using circular patterns:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2262070be426079d04985ad7/w/96c2b073fdb827bda5d505fb/e/4bcd31a40b79b28549e63837?renderMode=0&tangentEdgeStyle=1&uiState=65fc99575b5973718d101ef3

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eric_pesty Member Posts: 1,534 PRO

March 21

Ok I'm a bit slow... A combination of transform pattern and circular pattern makes it pretty simple:

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stefan_schumm Member Posts: 11 ✭

March 22

Hi Eric,
thank you for your instant help. I will dive in immediatly.

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eric_pesty Member Posts: 1,534 PRO

March 22 edited March 22

I also created a v2 version using a slightly different technique later:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d5306cfba78302e095f825d3/w/decc970565b34e8ea39fd369/e/b8017e7f0ec58c208a636034

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