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Musuko Massiel

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Join date: 4 Nov 2005

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02-15-2006 16:55

I'd like to show you the product of days of work and 27 A4 notepad pages worth of scribbled diagrams and calculations; a geodesic ball, aka buckminsterfullerene ball, aka bucky ball, that is as accurate as I can get it (SL's 0.001m grid graininess and 0.05 degree rotation graininess certainly didn't help matters).

I've seen mention in the forums of geodesic balls being built using importers and tools...has anyone built one manually in SL before?

(They're going to be for sale btw. IM.)

Musuko Massiel.

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

02-15-2006 23:47

Looks great, Musuko. To answer your question, I haven't seen a hand-built perfect geodesic sphere in SL before, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done. There are plenty of script-built ones around though. You have my respect for doing it by hand (no offense, programmers).

Myself, I've built large ovoids and saucers out of triangles, just never had call for an actual sphere, which actually sounds pretty strange now that I think about it. It's all the same principle though, so I know how much work you must have put into the sphere. Nice job. It turned out really well.

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Vlad Bjornson

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02-16-2006 00:03

Wow! looks great.

Is it on display in-world anywhere? I'd like to fly around it for a bit and soak in the Shiny. hehe

Musuko Massiel

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02-16-2006 02:21

It's on display...but not yet, if that makes any sense. It's the jewel at the centre of the island sim Tartarus, which has yet to open (I need to finish the construction first). It's the new home of The Fur Dungeon.

Building a sphere is harder than a dome, I found out. You have to start assembling from one end, or both ends...and any little innacuracies at the start will translate to badly-aligned joints at the equater or opposite end. Caused me some headaches, I can tell you.

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Kris Ritter

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Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

02-16-2006 02:53

Hand made!? That's some dedication, my friend. Personally I use a XyObject machine which builds the same for me in seconds flat

Blake Sachs

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Join date: 15 Sep 2005

Posts: 122

02-16-2006 05:05

Very cool!
It gave me a laugh because I found this website shortly before

Miriel Enfield

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Join date: 12 Dec 2005

Posts: 389

02-16-2006 06:10

Cool build! And impressive work, I might add. I think I'd tear all my hair out if I tried something like that.

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Musuko Massiel

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02-16-2006 11:07

"Personally I use a XyObject machine which builds the same for me in seconds flat"

Ah, but does it give you a 0.003m edge overlap to stop visible joins and/or seeing through into the interior? Does it make the thin edges completely transparent to stop flicker? And does it give you a control panel allowing you to change the entire dome's colour, transparency and solidity at the touch of a button? ^_^

Musuko Massiel.

Cybin Monde

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Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

woah!

03-07-2006 18:00

ok, first things first.. awesome work! and by hand? even more impressive!

and second.. did you say, "Tartarus"?!?!?!?

this doesn't have anything to do with the old cyberpunk RPG sim does it? (originally, Celina)

either way, sounds like a cool place. i really MUST come visit once it's open!

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Musuko Massiel Registered User Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 435	02-15-2006 16:55 I'd like to show you the product of days of work and 27 A4 notepad pages worth of scribbled diagrams and calculations; a geodesic ball, aka buckminsterfullerene ball, aka bucky ball, that is as accurate as I can get it (SL's 0.001m grid graininess and 0.05 degree rotation graininess certainly didn't help matters). I've seen mention in the forums of geodesic balls being built using importers and tools...has anyone built one manually in SL before? (They're going to be for sale btw. IM.) Musuko Massiel.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	02-15-2006 23:47 Looks great, Musuko. To answer your question, I haven't seen a hand-built perfect geodesic sphere in SL before, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done. There are plenty of script-built ones around though. You have my respect for doing it by hand (no offense, programmers). Myself, I've built large ovoids and saucers out of triangles, just never had call for an actual sphere, which actually sounds pretty strange now that I think about it. It's all the same principle though, so I know how much work you must have put into the sphere. Nice job. It turned out really well. _____________________ . 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.
Vlad Bjornson Virtual Gardener Join date: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 650	02-16-2006 00:03 Wow! looks great. Is it on display in-world anywhere? I'd like to fly around it for a bit and soak in the Shiny. hehe
Musuko Massiel Registered User Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 435	02-16-2006 02:21 It's on display...but not yet, if that makes any sense. It's the jewel at the centre of the island sim Tartarus, which has yet to open (I need to finish the construction first). It's the new home of The Fur Dungeon. Building a sphere is harder than a dome, I found out. You have to start assembling from one end, or both ends...and any little innacuracies at the start will translate to badly-aligned joints at the equater or opposite end. Caused me some headaches, I can tell you. Musuko Massiel.
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	02-16-2006 02:53 Hand made!? That's some dedication, my friend. Personally I use a XyObject machine which builds the same for me in seconds flat
Blake Sachs Gasoline, Baby! Join date: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 122	02-16-2006 05:05 Very cool! It gave me a laugh because I found this website shortly before
Miriel Enfield Prim Junkie Join date: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 389	02-16-2006 06:10 Cool build! And impressive work, I might add. I think I'd tear all my hair out if I tried something like that. _____________________
Musuko Massiel Registered User Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 435	02-16-2006 11:07 "Personally I use a XyObject machine which builds the same for me in seconds flat" Ah, but does it give you a 0.003m edge overlap to stop visible joins and/or seeing through into the interior? Does it make the thin edges completely transparent to stop flicker? And does it give you a control panel allowing you to change the entire dome's colour, transparency and solidity at the touch of a button? ^_^ Musuko Massiel.
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	woah! 03-07-2006 18:00 ok, first things first.. awesome work! and by hand? even more impressive! and second.. did you say, "Tartarus"?!?!?!? this doesn't have anything to do with the old cyberpunk RPG sim does it? (originally, Celina) either way, sounds like a cool place. i really MUST come visit once it's open! _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.