Constructing Monolithic Domes on Google SketchUp

As a follow up to my Geodesic Sphere tutorial, I shall illustrate how you can construct a special type of monolithic dome for your personal use.

The very first thing you need to do is to have Google SketchUp installed. You can download it for free at: http://sketchup.google.com/download/ 

Once installed, start the software

Set Conditions:
- Go to Edit > Edge Style > Disable Profiles
- Go to Window > Model Info > Units
- Set Format to Decimal > Meters
- Enable length snapping at 0.01m
- Enable display units format
- Enable angle snapping at 15.0 degrees
- Make all precision at 0.00m

Download SketchUp file for this tutorial
If the first host doesn't work, try here
The file is in WinRAR format (similar to WinZip) and can be downloaded for free here

Step 1 Make the Base

Start by making two 48 sided circles, one at 20m and another at 18m. Delete the white planes to leave a hollow core.

Comments

[rickharris]

Just a heads up - I can't DL the sketchup file as the host says I have exceeded my daily limit.

[Imperar]

Sigh! That's terrible, I'll upload to a different host as soon as I can. Thanks for notifying.