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* ( [[User: Eric]] note here, These should be dimensionally accurate printable templates, BUT i am new to freecad, so these drawings may be off (test printing one now) ) | * ( [[User: Eric]] note here, These should be dimensionally accurate printable templates, BUT i am new to freecad, so these drawings may be off (test printing one now) ) | ||
**Printed out both, they seemed to be the right ratios but not the right length. I'll try and get a number on here of what they ended up as, and check my work to see where it went wrong | **Printed out both, they seemed to be the right ratios but not the right length. I'll try and get a number on here of what they ended up as, and check my work to see where it went wrong | ||
*** "B" is 4.73cm on all sides of the BBB template printout i have | |||
*** "B" is ~5cm and "A" is ~4.4cm on the AAB template printout i have | |||
**[[File:AAB Triangle for 25cm 2V Dome Printable Template.pdf]] | **[[File:AAB Triangle for 25cm 2V Dome Printable Template.pdf]] | ||
**[[File:BBB Triangle for 25cm 2V Dome Printable Template.pdf]] | **[[File:BBB Triangle for 25cm 2V Dome Printable Template.pdf]] | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 12 April 2021
Basics
- A Geodesic Dome Corrugated Containerboard ("Cardboard Boxes" with the zigzag layer)
- Common material, but surprisingly strong and insulative, despite still being easy to work with
25cm Diameter, Panel Construction, 2V Dome
- Dimensions according to This Calculator :
- "A" Length: 6.83 cm
- "A" Midpoint: 3.415
- "B" Length: 7.73 cm
- "B" Midpoint: 3.865
- Diameter : 25.00 cm
- Surface area : 981.72 cm
- Floor area : 482.81 cm
- Circumference : 77.25 cm
- "A" Length: 6.83 cm
- Panels needed
- 10x "B-B-B" Panels
- 30x ""A-A-B" Panels
Panel Cutting Templates
- ( User: Eric note here, These should be dimensionally accurate printable templates, BUT i am new to freecad, so these drawings may be off (test printing one now) )
- Printed out both, they seemed to be the right ratios but not the right length. I'll try and get a number on here of what they ended up as, and check my work to see where it went wrong
- "B" is 4.73cm on all sides of the BBB template printout i have
- "B" is ~5cm and "A" is ~4.4cm on the AAB template printout i have
- File:AAB Triangle for 25cm 2V Dome Printable Template.pdf
- File:BBB Triangle for 25cm 2V Dome Printable Template.pdf
- Printed out both, they seemed to be the right ratios but not the right length. I'll try and get a number on here of what they ended up as, and check my work to see where it went wrong
Internal Links
External Links
- An Instructable by "skvely" Titled "Cardboard Geodesic Dome" (They made a 2V dome with a 12.9443 radius)