Cutting costs with tabs

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Design

So if I need 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons for a full sphere how many connecting panels do I need…?? Um… 90! Plus 8 bolts per panel and 8 locking washers too, 1440 little pieces to lose! Well, bolts and washers are cheap and mass produced so this...

12fps

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Videos

Apparently 12fps was a mistake :p Rerendering at 48fps for the lulz, but at least the transparency looks quite...

Some improvements

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Design

I widened the base, dropped the sphere lower and also added another 3 castor wheels. Now it looks a lot less likely to tip over and start rolling down the street. I also added some tinted glass to the top parts, not to put in the final version (although I...

Comparison

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Design

The jump up from a half sphere seems quite a lot but lets figure out how much. Half Sphere = 6 Pentagons 5 hexagons 5 half hexagons The most recent version is 15 hexagons 11 pentagons 4 half hexagons So 16 parts verses 30 parts is virtually double. Add 6 half spheres...