Geodesic Dome

[sbrown]

We all are on the same boat here. We started using Revit for the same reason. The only difference is that in some cases we spend more time documenting in Revit than the traditional way. That is why at the beginning of each project we make a decision which software suites that particular project best.

This is a great practice. We do a similiar "Go-No Go". Its usually based on the delieverables. A No-Go may still use revit as a design aid, just not the delievery method.

[cosmickingpin]

In defense of us modeling bitches (and I do realize you weren't talking to me), I am not asking for new modeling features. I would settle for just one. I have my imaginary Revit modeling feature all picked out. I call it the swarp- it's a sweep with two profiles, sort of a hybrid of the blend and sweep. So around the office when I am answering a user's questions as to how to model something I will sometimes tell them from time to time to use the "swarp command"- which translates "do it in max, or cad or some other software." Until Revit gets a single new modeling feature, its limitations will be severe, and our complaints- legitimate. Andrew has a valid point about Revit shortcomings, and so do those who speak to Andrew's conduct. Two separate issues.

Dear Andrewpage23,

Before I will start to even care about getting more modelling features, I want workflow things fixed, like groups, room tags that follow rooms, managing revisions as snapshots of sheet views, etc. These are the most manpower-draining things we face on a daily basis. We do great work, but I've never seen a dome like that on one of our projects, and I'm sure that we can resort to 2D for certain things if they're difficult to model in Revit at this time. After all we've been doing that for hundreds of years. And we're not a small company by the way....we have about $40M in annual billings. Revit's documentation features are the main reason we're transitioning to it, so we can waste less time documenting, be more accurate and solve more issues in the office rather than the jobsite, and spend more time designing delightful and economical faciities for our clients. We want to dedicate more time to designing the building (finishes, resolving different material junctions, etc.) rather than get caught up in manual coordination and drafting.

Please don't come around here typing lame statements like you do. We welcome criticism but it helps if you're constructive. Please don't let me add you to my ignore list; I wan to keep it empty.

[Scott Davis]

Swarp = Loft

[cosmickingpin]

right, but swarp sounds more fun, and since I am talking about a fictional Revit feature- seemingly more appropriate,

Swarp = Loft

[Scott Davis]

Swarp....i like it. Since its a blend-sweep combo, maybe its a "swend", or maybe a "Bleep"!The Factory would think we were cussing at them..."Where is the Bleep tool!"

Naw, i like swarp.

[brakware]

This has devolved into the Taco Bell "Sweet vs. Spicy" discussion.

Is it "Swicy" or "Sweecy?"

I think its "Speet."

[DaveP]

PS. Does it bug anyone when the word "Revit" is not recognized when you Spell Check before submitting?

Hey Phil!

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.ph...ht=spell+check

Yes, it does

[rushiti]

Yeah, we had the same problem with a building on the gold coast - luckily tho it changed from the first image to the second and we were able to use millions of tiny curtain panels to represent the steel mesh. Because of the size of this file and the way it slowed everything down, we had it in an external file which we linked in and only reloaded when we needed to print.

I arrived on the project after the first image was produced... apparently they applied a curtain panel, linked the intersections with model lines, set the work plane using two of the model lines, and then extruded each panel. PAINFUL!! Sure there would be a better way...

Can you explain procedure of creating the "diamonds" in the dome?
I am in proces of creating similar to your dome that you are showing in your drawing.
One thing I cant find and probably dont know, how to use model lines in 3D space?

thanks in advance,
Fisnik

[AnyMedia]

there is a great little program called WinDome that can give you a DXF of any frequency geodesic dome

[Live2Dive]

I know this thread is about to pass it's expiration date, but I thought I'd post here in a project that 'fits' the theme here.

I had a small project to produce a rendering of a radome that our firm had worked on. We do not have Studio 3D or Maya to generate the geodesic form, so I jumped back into Autocad to produce the faces of the sphere then imported that into a Revit mass. Finished the mass and applied a curtain wall system to the mass. It took me three days to figure out the approach, and two hours to execute the exercise. It was loads of fun (and irritating at the same time), but the final results made the upper management happy.