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Solara Sola

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08-05-2006 16:50

How can I create a Geosphere with the Shape and SCale similar to that of Disney World's Epcot Center?

Mickey McLuhan

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08-05-2006 16:55

lots and lots of triangles.

Do a search on Buckminster Fuller and Geodesic spheres (Yay for Bucky Balls!). You might be able to find a way to do it.

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Logan Bauer

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08-05-2006 16:58

Here is a similar request, and I'd highly recommend Cadroe Murphy's shape maker which is mentioned in that thread.

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08-05-2006 19:50

Cadroe's shapemaker is a great tool, and it will certainly build you a sphere 50 meters across if you want it to, which would put you on the scale of Epcot's sphere. However, unless I'm mistaken, it won't really be an Epcot-like sphere. The panels onEpcot's sphere, are all pyramids, which in SL would be prisms, and to my knowledge Shapemaker only uses cubes. I haven't played with the latest version yet, but that's how it's been in previous versions.

I'm not currently aware of any scripted tool that will make a sphere from prisms, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be a huge deal to adapt something like shapemaker to do it. Again though, if all you want is a large sphere, not necessarily an Epcot replica, Shapemaker will do the job just fine (or you can place all the panels by hand, but it takes a while).

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Osgeld Barmy

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08-05-2006 20:23

the prims required to make a 100% true geodesic shpere would be insane, it would probally be best to get something (like shapemaker mentioned before) to make a large sphere and texture it with the triangles

From: someone

Spaceship Earth is actually made up of an inner sphere and an outer sphere. The outer sphere, known as a "geodesic sphere," has 11,324 custom-fit triangular panels made of Alucobond (two sheets of aluminum with a plastic core).

even if you used prymid shaped prims thats still 3775 prims

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08-05-2006 20:33

From: Osgeld Barmy

the prims required to make a 100% true geodesic shpere would be insane, it would probally be best to get something (like shapemaker mentioned before) to make a large sphere and texture it with the triangles

even if you used prymid shaped prims thats still 3775 prims

Heh, I didn't read the part about the number of triangles. All I have to say is "D'oh!" I should have kept reading.

Yeah, 11,324 triangular tiles. That's, um, quite a few. Textured cubes would be the way to go.

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How can I create an Epcot Center?
Solara Sola Registered User Join date: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 11	08-05-2006 16:50 How can I create a Geosphere with the Shape and SCale similar to that of Disney World's Epcot Center?
Mickey McLuhan She of the SwissArmy Tail Join date: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 1,032	08-05-2006 16:55 lots and lots of triangles. Do a search on Buckminster Fuller and Geodesic spheres (Yay for Bucky Balls!). You might be able to find a way to do it. _____________________ 0.0 Where there's smoke, there isn't always fire. It might just be a particle display. -Mari-
Logan Bauer Inept Adept Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,237	08-05-2006 16:58 Here is a similar request, and I'd highly recommend Cadroe Murphy's shape maker which is mentioned in that thread.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-05-2006 19:50 Cadroe's shapemaker is a great tool, and it will certainly build you a sphere 50 meters across if you want it to, which would put you on the scale of Epcot's sphere. However, unless I'm mistaken, it won't really be an Epcot-like sphere. The panels onEpcot's sphere, are all pyramids, which in SL would be prisms, and to my knowledge Shapemaker only uses cubes. I haven't played with the latest version yet, but that's how it's been in previous versions. I'm not currently aware of any scripted tool that will make a sphere from prisms, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be a huge deal to adapt something like shapemaker to do it. Again though, if all you want is a large sphere, not necessarily an Epcot replica, Shapemaker will do the job just fine (or you can place all the panels by hand, but it takes a while). _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Osgeld Barmy Registered User Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 3,336	08-05-2006 20:23 the prims required to make a 100% true geodesic shpere would be insane, it would probally be best to get something (like shapemaker mentioned before) to make a large sphere and texture it with the triangles From: someone Spaceship Earth is actually made up of an inner sphere and an outer sphere. The outer sphere, known as a "geodesic sphere," has 11,324 custom-fit triangular panels made of Alucobond (two sheets of aluminum with a plastic core). even if you used prymid shaped prims thats still 3775 prims
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-05-2006 20:33 From: Osgeld Barmy the prims required to make a 100% true geodesic shpere would be insane, it would probally be best to get something (like shapemaker mentioned before) to make a large sphere and texture it with the triangles even if you used prymid shaped prims thats still 3775 prims Heh, I didn't read the part about the number of triangles. All I have to say is "D'oh!" I should have kept reading. Yeah, 11,324 triangular tiles. That's, um, quite a few. Textured cubes would be the way to go. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.

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