On 2/28/2021 6:40 PM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> 
>> Would be interesting to use this for a LEGO project. Not sure the LEGO
>> system's "magic numbers" can be made to properly fit a sphere though
>> without stressing the fragile plastic.
> 
> You'd have to create a LEGO system designed for spherical shells.
> As the altitude increased, the arc-length of the pieces would have to increase
> to compensate.
> 
> So, every piece would have to be a curved wedge shape.
> 
> I guess we could bend the existing shapes...
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3Cweb.5d4b7ce3a683fa3a4eec112d0%40news.povray.org%3E/?ttop=430245
> &toff=50
> 

Or just flatten each section to create faceted dome.


Mike

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