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    • C Offline
      CKAJBOKEP
      last edited by

      Hi SU users! πŸ˜„
      I've been using SU for so long time, and this time I need 3D Mero Structure to fit
      in some part of my project. Is there any shortcut for modelling this thing? πŸ˜„

      http://www.steelconstruct.com/references/fiches/germany/mero/mero.jpg
      http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsapp/BT/BSI/SPACEFRAME/img0016.jpg

      Something like this πŸ˜„

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      • brookefoxB Offline
        brookefox
        last edited by

        Probably better to post pics here so we don't have to click and wait some more...

        mero-1.JPG

        Have you tried anything at all, I must wonder, since you did not say?

        That's not difficult, but I'm out of time...

        ~ Brooke

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          Simon B
          last edited by

          I would look up TaffGoch's excellent work on geodesic domes and use these structures as a basis for creating components that fit together using the nodes in one of your pictures. Take care though, chord lengths will differ slightly depending on the structures. Good luck! πŸ˜ƒ

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          • Jean LemireJ Offline
            Jean Lemire
            last edited by

            Hi folks.

            These can be probably created quickly using edges and then a pluggin like lines2tubes. See here:

            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=12354

            BTW, these 3 guys would not work for long here with the Health and Safety at Work Commission that we have here in the province of Quebec. No safety harness, no hard hat and no safety boots (safety goggles and protective suits also, maybe. This depends on the type of work). I remember the time when one could visit a hydroelectric powerhouse wearing only running shoes, jeans and a teeshirt. OK, the hard hat was mandatory. Today, you need a Nomex suit, a hard hat, safety boots and protective goggles otherwise, you do not enter.

            Just ideas.

            Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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            • C Offline
              CKAJBOKEP
              last edited by

              Thank you all for suggestions! πŸ˜„ I'll try several plugins, and result will come πŸ˜„

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              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                Rich O Brien Moderator
                last edited by

                In Catchup (click the red button at the top) there's an edition where Eric Lay does a tutorial on these type of frames.

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                • brookefoxB Offline
                  brookefox
                  last edited by

                  The Missing Link

                  ~ Brooke

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                  • C Offline
                    CKAJBOKEP
                    last edited by

                    Thank you all!

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