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    • gillesG Offline
      gilles
      last edited by

      It may be tiny surface issue so scale up the model to X100 or X1000 before perform such operations, and post your model in SU 2015 version please.

      " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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      • mootM Offline
        moot
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        @gilles said:

        It may be tiny surface issue so scale up the model to X100 or X1000 before perform such operations, and post your model in SU 2015 version please.

        I'll give it a whirl... here is 2015 version:
        Make Hole in Flat (2015).skp

        You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make 'em think!

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        • gillesG Offline
          gilles
          last edited by

          Fine, scaling up to X100 and processing a hole works fine and gives a solid.

          " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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          • mootM Offline
            moot
            last edited by

            @gilles said:

            Fine, scaling up to X100 and processing a hole works fine and gives a solid.

            I tried with VisuHole and it still did not work... could you give more detail? i.e., 'processing a hole'...

            SolidSolver still gave 'nested groups' and would not fix...

            I created circle, selected all, Scaled factor 100, opened VisuHole, selected stencil, applied at guide...

            Edit: I did it over again and this time it worked... SolidSolver still found 'nested group' but fixed it 😍

            Thanks so much for your input...

            You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make 'em think!

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              Would this be close to what you're trying to achieve?
              flattened.png

              Etaoin Shrdlu

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              • mootM Offline
                moot
                last edited by

                @dave r said:

                Would this be close to what you're trying to achieve?...

                eh.. pretty darn close... I just need to adjust the angle of the flat to the 'hub' angles for the dome struts, i.e., V1, V2, V3, etc...

                That pic is much cleaner then what I have so far:
                V1 Strut - ~8' dia Dome.jpg

                Trying to document the dome I've built... planned use to cover round bale hay and provide pasture shelters for goats and donkey's... yup got two (mother and daughter) to keep coyotes away... coyotes killed one of my goats and the neighbors cow 😞

                Anyway, here is the dome I built so far... need to make the skin.
                V1-~8ft dia.jpg

                You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make 'em think!

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  flattened2.png

                  I see. Nice thing you're doing for your goats.

                  Maybe you need a coyote trap.

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                  • mootM Offline
                    moot
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                    @dave r said:

                    ... Maybe you need a coyote trap.

                    Trying to trap is problematic... don't want to draw them onto your land... a donkey will keep them away or kill them... then they stay away.

                    Your model of the strut is awesome... hope to be able to do modeling like you some day.
                    Especially like the way you were able to get the 'flat' really flat.

                    You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make 'em think!

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
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                      Ah, yes. My brother has a neighbor who keeps a couple of donkeys to fend off the coyotes.

                      Thanks on the drawing. I used Curviloft but I didn't really try to draw it the shape as a pipe. That is there's no wall thickness. I doubt there'd be much value in the internal faces and the geometry is much easier to handle without them.

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        Maybe this can interest you!
                        TaffGosh the SketchUp Master of domes! 😎

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                        • mootM Offline
                          moot
                          last edited by

                          @dave r said:

                          ...I used Curviloft ...

                          Thanks, I'll look at it and see if I can clean up my model.

                          @pilou said:

                          Maybe this can interest you!
                          TaffGosh the SketchUp Master of domes! 😎

                          Verrrrry interesting... Thank you for the lead... lots of great information.

                          You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make 'em think!

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