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TaffGoch
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[2011-03-22 01:43:17 +0000 UTC]
"Physicist/geometer"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 84; Deviations: 97; Watchers: 233
Watching: 52; Pageviews: 74346; Comments Made: 337; Friends: 52
# About me
If you can't tell, already, I'm enamored of geodesic constructs.It is my hope that these deviations will inspire others.
Physicist/geometer,
-Taff
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If you ever need help with the geometry of geodesic domes (or spheres,) there is help available:
Geodesic Help Group (Google Group)
# Comments
Comments: 71
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dear TG, u kindly rendered a hexagon planet for me on geodesic help group for me recently, please would you like to help with our album artwork by supplying hi res images/variations, as outlined in my post. happy to credit you and donate modestly, it's just a small release. but your findings would make it huge. respect is due and thanks, best wishes, colundi everyOne
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Say, by any chance did you notice this study I did on SU and the results of saving in different styles, or is this common knowledge?
mann-of-lamancha.deviantart.coβ¦
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Don,
I had not seen your study, but I do, personally, take full advantage of components (as opposed to groups,) because of the file-size savings.
It should be common knowledge, since it's in the "SketchUp Users Guide,"Β but many don't read it (or, even, know about it.)
-Taff
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Well the point was about components but also what view style you save your work in.
Yup, I didn't know about it. Thanks
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Say, do you use this www.instructables.com/id/Const⦠geodesic sphere for your spheres? It gripes me out that it isn't made of regular shapes.
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While I do use SketchUp, that tutorial subdivision "method" is only one of many. (If I recall correctly, >9 methods have been documented.)
The only convex polyhedra that can be constructed of equilateral triangles are the tetrahedron, octahedron and icosahedron. To produce greater complexity (and more-closely approximate a sphere,) irregular triangles must be introduced. If the solid surface is allowed both, concave and convex regions, then Lobel frames, employing equilateral triangles, can be a (rather odd) solution:
Β 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/modelβ¦
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Thanks. 
I wasn't necessarily thinking of equilaterals and should have said fewer regular shapes. I think in years past I had found those tetra's, octa's and iso's but due to senility or an early case of alzheimer's I couldn't find any tutorials for the past couple of weeks, except that link I mentioned. More exactly, I was thinking of Epcot's Space Ship Earth which, in my mind's eye, I thought was made from two or three regular triangles reiterated to make a sphere. Imagine my embarrassment when I just looked it up (having only now remembered it's name) and found it actually has a lot of "fudging."
As a matter of fact, I think I just remembered a previous search for geodesic tutorials that I found by looking up "soccer ball" so I'll try that now...
My apologies if I was a bother and my thanks for your help.
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Spaceship Earth (Epcot) is, indeed, visually deceiving. If recollection serves, there are about 40 different triangle definitions:
3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/modelβ¦
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Is there any sphere you HAVEN'T done??
That is an awesome bit of modeling. 40 different instances of triangles, eh? Yikes!
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Found Domerama online. Blew me away! Never thought such a comprehensive resource existed. Makes me wonder why I'd never seen it before.. hum. I'll be checking in from time to time, you got some great work up here.
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Dan,
Funny thing: Most of my work doesn't show up in Google searches. (I have no idea why.) Generally, people find me & my geodesic constructs through links at other websites (like Domerama.)
I hope you find things, not only visually appealing, but technically helpful, as well.
-Taff
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Thanks so much for theΒ , hope I can live up to your expectations!!Β
And thanks for sharing the models too!!
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Your work is fantastic.. I am drawn towards your forms and animation.. wonderful...
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A forty-year obsession, I'm afraid to admit....
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Hi
Your gallary is just like my ideas now. I'm making sime calcs with spheres and some time I'll ask for help. Happy to find you
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Feel free to ask. I don't know that I can help much with calculations. Except for the phyllotaxis deviations, I didn't use calculations -- I employ geometric construction methods.
Hopefully, however, I should be able to point you in the right direction.
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love the passion you have for this Taff , leith -`α¦Β΄-
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Hi Taff Goch! Β Β
Your 92 gears are blowing my mind.
I found it searching for ideas for a graphic to represent our event management application - showing that it is one integrated system with components engineered to work together.
1. Β Could we use this as-is on our website? Β We can add attribution as you require.
2. Β Even more amazing would be if we could label each large gear with the name of one of our subsystems. Β is it possible to make such a variant of the animation?
Thanks!
Kurt
Modern Logic International
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Taff, I have been inspired by your work. Where can I email you a question? thx Michael
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Michael,
You can always contact me at the Geodesic Help Group
...or, you can use the deviantART PM system.
-Taff
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Hello! Your stuff is amazing! I am a computer art teacher and would love to have my students work towards something like this. I am also interested in using your gear sphere (the one in primary colors) on a website. Would that be something you are open to? Of course your work would be cited with proper links. Thanks so much!
Erin
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Erin,
Teach away, with whatever I've posted.
I only wish that the primary polyhedra had been addressed in more detail, when I was in school. I self-taught myself geodesic math (spherical trig,) after college, over 35 years ago. I hope that something in my "art" collection will inspire some degree of interest in at least a few of your students.
Attribution of any use on your website is appreciated.
-Taff
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Hi there Taff,
Sent you a note about using one of your models.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks.
Chris
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As a resource, I hope you find something upon which you can produce new devations.
(Or, at least, something inspires you....)
-Taff
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Hi Taff,
You might be interested in this
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Thanks,
I looked at the challenge, and produced the following: Polyhedron: 16-Sided
Only problem is that it can't serve as "dice," since there are no parallel faces, so a number can't display on a (non-existent) top face.
Interesting exercise, nevertheless....
-Taff
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I can help.
I sent you a longer description, at your pages.
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I love your gallery
Do you have and advice on drawing multi-legged spirals?
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Thank you so much for the 
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Hello,
I have some questions related to the modification/use of your sketchup Zapoche/Holywood hills models for an entry in the BFI Challenge. At the same time, we'd be honoured to inviite you to be a honorary/active sponsor of our project. It is a building for the empowermente of handicapped group. Thanks in advance Gerardo GarcΓa (garciacabrero@yahoo.com).
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TaffGoch I am new to this site but I just sent you a long winded note and really need your expertise - I am stuck. Thank you. Pam
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Thanks, Jeff,
After seeing your gears & geodesics, I reckoned you might find mine mutually-interesting.
-Taff
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I thought that I'd done that a while ago...
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Thank you for your 
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Thanks for the watch - well, these thingies here are really worth a watch too - so feel watched
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I'm gratified that you find my deviations worth watching
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Thank you!
Never thought that Sketchup could be useful for algorithmic tasks! So I just wonder if e.g. Structure Synth would be useful for your spheres...
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I'll certainly take a look at it....
-Taff>/b>
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as cool as your gallery is, I can't help but feel it's a bit too monotone...
every single entry seems to be a slightly different polyhedron, chain-ball or geodesic sphere...
all I ask for is a bit of variety, something that will show the full potential of the 3d artist in you...
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