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    david_h
    last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 16:17

    see I told ya. . .INSANE!!!! ๐Ÿ’š
    ๐Ÿ‘

    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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      simon le bon
      last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 16:40

      Hello Taff.

      Super work, super variations. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘
      How many are you all over the world to accomplish that sort of geodesic stuff? 40 ?
      +++simon

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        TaffGoch
        last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 18:56

        @simon le bon said:

        How many are you all over the world to accomplish that sort of geodesic stuff?

        I've wondered that, myself. I've been doing geodesic stuff for 30+ years. No one had ever heard of me, until I became involved in SketchUp, and started posting to the 3D Warehouse, my own Google Group, and here. (Even with that, it's pretty limited exposure.)

        So, how many other geodesic aficionados/creators are out there? There could be dozens-to-thousands, but with little-to-no exposure.

        You'd think that there would be a good job market, since there are so few of us, but supply-and-demand apparently doesn't support that thesis. (Too bad. I'd love to do this as a career!) I've consulted a few times, but, as far as paying the bills, it's been disappointing.

        I've been trying, with my postings, to increase the availability of 3D geodesic models, free on the internet. Perhaps, this will influence young, budding architects, and we'll see more geodesic domes/spheres used in architecture and art. Unfortunately, it's rather difficult to quantify cause-and-effect. I can only hope that I've inspired somewhat, and that the influence will be geometric, rather than just arithmatic.


        By the way, the guy (Dustin Feider) who builds geodesic treehouses, in California, used one of my designs, and we corresponded by email:
        Google search results

        -Taff


        DustinFeiderLA.jpg

        "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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          ely862me
          last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 19:07

          @unknownuser said:

          you are truly insane. . . . ๐Ÿ’š

          ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

          Elisei (sketchupper)


          Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
          Come and See EliseiDesign

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            notareal
            last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 20:06

            Taff, your work is truly inspirational.

            Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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              simon le bon
              last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 21:04

              Dear Taff,
              I would like so much be a "big boss" just to feel the great pleasure to employ guys like you.
              Is there some big boss coming around? The best guys can be found here..

              a "little-to-no exposure" tv cameraman ๐Ÿ˜Ž s

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                TaffGoch
                last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 21:51

                @notareal said:

                Taff, your work is truly inspirational.

                Thank you, for writing such a gracious compliment.

                I know that you, in particular, can also appreciate that I used Kerkythea to render this model. Thanks for the knowledge I gleaned from the Kerky forum -- information you provided in your posts there. Without that, I would not have been able to figure out, on my own, how to use the abundance of settings available in KT.


                This render is a little better than those that I previously posted above. (Kerkythea; Path-tracing - Progressive; no Photoshop post-processing)

                -Taff


                Rotegrity springs

                "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                  TaffGoch
                  last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 21:53

                  @simon le bon said:

                  "...The best guys can be found here..."

                  I could not agree more. ๐Ÿ‘

                  -Taff

                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                    urgen
                    last edited by 8 Oct 2010, 22:19

                    .....
                    http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3140/an1296766540.gif

                    http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3140/an1296766540.gif

                    http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3140/an1296766540.gif
                    โ˜€

                    --pupil forever...------

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                      museummaker
                      last edited by 9 Oct 2010, 01:40

                      • ๐Ÿ‘ to the insanity.

                      Years ago I helped re-assemble the Dymaxion House, it was a tension structure, all resting on one mast. Some see it as a precursor to the geodesic dome.

                      http://www.yesterland.com/images-sidetrips/dymaxion_exterior2004.jpg

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                        TaffGoch
                        last edited by 9 Oct 2010, 19:50

                        @unknownuser said:

                        Years ago I helped re-assemble the Dymaxion House,..."

                        What a rare opportunity!


                        For readers who may wish to pursue their own rendering ideas, here's the model:


                        Rotegrity_springs(public).skp

                        "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                        • jarynzlesaJ Offline
                          jarynzlesa
                          last edited by 10 Oct 2010, 11:51

                          I have always been fascinated with you works. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ to you and your projects.

                          http://www.vizualizaceschodiste.mypage.cz/

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                            olishea
                            last edited by 10 Oct 2010, 17:16

                            thats really cool taff. im really into geodesics these days! and this is why! beautiful! ๐Ÿ‘

                            oli

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                              TaffGoch
                              last edited by 12 Oct 2010, 19:50

                              Today, I posted the model to the Google 3D Warehouse โ€ข Rotegrity Springs

                              Rotegrity_springs(public).jpg
                              The posted version has been updated, to reflect the latest changes; to adjust/refine angles & follow-me paths. I'll keep the Warehouse edition updated, so you only have to look there for the latest changes (although, I think I've found all errors, and refined it as much as I can.)

                              -Taff

                              "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                Fletch
                                last edited by 12 Oct 2010, 23:18

                                Oh, Taff, that's just BEAUTIFUL!
                                Thanks so much for sharing the model, if I get a chance to use/render it, I'll post back.

                                Fletch
                                Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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                                  TaffGoch
                                  last edited by 12 Oct 2010, 23:36

                                  Thanks, Fletch. You're gracious for saying that.

                                  I'm currently playing with render-material variations, myself...

                                  http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss233/taffgoch/Rotegrity_springs_2_copper_chrome.jpg

                                  -Taff

                                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                    Ermin0s
                                    last edited by 24 Dec 2014, 14:22

                                    Are all the edges of that nexdome the same length? i want to build this in real, but then with those long toothpicks for meat.

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                                      TaffGoch
                                      last edited by 6 Jan 2015, 00:20

                                      @ermin0s said:

                                      Are all the edges of that nexdome the same length? i want to build this in real, but then with those long toothpicks for meat.

                                      All the "copper" springs are the same, and all the "silver" ones are the same.

                                      Note, however, that the 3-way "splits" are NOT equal.  Since this is based on a 5-frequency geodesic tessellation of an icosahedron *(frequency 5v{1,4} to be specific,) * the three straight sections of the copper springs are different lengths.  The straight sections of the silver springs are of two lengths -- one in the center, with the two ends being the same.

                                      **CORRECTION:  ** I forgot that my last refinement (the most problematic, time-consuming exercise)  was to make the three-angle subdivision for each spring EQUAL.  Therefore, the three lengths (chords)  between geodesic nodes, for each spring, are identical.  Note, however, that the two springs don't share the same chord lengths.  The silver chords are 0.2834, and the copper chords are 0.2523, when the radius of the sphere *(to the nodes) * is 1.0000.

                                      http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss233/taffgoch/Rotegrity_Springs.gif

                                      The CENTER of each coil corresponds with a "node" of the geodesic tessellation.

                                      -Taff

                                      "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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