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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Domes In Building Maker


I posted this question at the handy new Google SketchUp Help Forum: how do you make a dome with the new Google Building Maker program? It's great at making cubes and hip roofs, but what about a dome?

SketchUp guide Vicky replied that you must use a series of stacked flat-top pyramids. Click the illustration to see a closer view, and see Vicky's full response HERE in the help forum.
















The finished Building Maker dome geometry will appear like this

EDIT: See the actual model by Jordan at the link HERE.

4 Comments:

milo minderbinder said...

Wouldn't you get enormous amounts of acces geometry that isn't necessary?

Zoungy said...

Yes. But that's how Building Maker always works as far as I know-- the interior, unseen masses of geometry exist (since every shape is an enclosed volume, it has sides all around)

jorvan said...

here is the model page: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=9ed5b3104ba7ebd444831b7bfa992792&prevstart=0

Zoungy said...

Thanks, Jorvan

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