geodesic domes

[dan2008]

I am trying to locate a C++ program that will allow me to generate geodesic domes.
Ideally this will start with an icosahedron and allow the frequency to be varied.

It would be great if the output was a dxf with 3d faces allowing it to be viewed in CAD.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Alvaro]

What are these geodesic domes going to be used for? I can think of a few ways of generating them, but I don't know if they would work for you.

[dan2008]

Can someone get this program to generate geodesic domes to work.

Any help much appreciated!!!


First - this script goes in the builder object.


BUILDER



// Dome Builder
// 2007 Copyright by Shine Renoir (fb@frank-buss.de)
// Use it for whatever you want, but keep this copyright notice
// and credit my name in notecards etc., if you use it in
// closed source objectsinteger subdivision = 2;
float length = 3.0;vector base;
float r;move(vector destination)
{
// llSetPos is limited to 10m distances,
// so it is called until the target is reached
vector p = ZERO_VECTOR;
while (p.z != destination.z) {
llSetPos(destination);
p = llGetPos();
}
}drawLine(vector v1, vector v2)
{
vector line = v2 - v1;
vector pos = base + line / 2 + v1;
float len = llVecMag(line);
vector size = <0.1, 0.1, len>;
vector up = <0, 0, 1>;
rotation rot = llRotBetween(up, llVecNorm(line));
move(pos);
llRezObject("Line", pos, ZERO_VECTOR, rot, 0);
llSay(-42, (string) size);
}drawTriangle(vector v1, vector v2, vector v3)
{
// assuming a normal triangle: no zero area // make v1-v3 the longest side
integer i = 0;
for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
float a = llVecDist(v2, v3);
float b = llVecDist(v1, v3);
float c = llVecDist(v1, v2);
if (a > b || c > b) {
vector tmp = v1;
v1 = v2;
v2 = v3;
v3 = tmp;
}
}

// calculate side lengths
float a = llVecDist(v2, v3);
float b = llVecDist(v1, v3);
float c = llVecDist(v1, v2); // b=b1+b2, a^2=h^2+b2^2, c^2=b1^2+h^2, solving:
float b2 = (a*a + b*b - c*c)/2.0/b;
float b1 = b - b2;
float h = llSqrt(a*a - b2*b2); // triangle height // calculate triangle height vector and shear value
float hPosition = b1 / b;
vector vb1 = (v3 - v1) * hPosition;
vector vh = v2 - (v1 + vb1);
float shear = hPosition - 0.5; // calculate position and rotation
vector pos = base + v1 + (v3 - v1) / 2 + vh / 2;
vector size = <b, 0.05, h>;
vector up = <0.0, 0.0, 1.0>;
rotation rot = llRotBetween(up, llVecNorm(vh));
vector fwd = llVecNorm(v3 - v1); // fwd is the base
vector left = llVecNorm(vh);
left = llVecNorm(left % fwd); // "left" is cross product (orthogonal to base and left)
rot = llAxes2Rot(fwd, left, fwd % left); // calculate the needed rotation

// create object
llRezObject("Triangle", pos, ZERO_VECTOR, rot, 0);

// set size and shear value
list send = [size, shear ] ;
llSay(-42, llList2CSV(send));
}vector scaleToSphere(vector v)
{
float l = llVecMag(v);
return r / l * v;
}drawSide(vector bottomLeft, vector top, vector bottomRight)
{
integer i;
integer segments = subdivision + 1;
vector dx = (bottomRight - bottomLeft) / segments;
vector dy = (top - bottomLeft) / segments;
for (i = 0; i < segments; i++) {
integer j;
for (j = 0; j < subdivision * 2 + 1 - 2 * i; j++) {
if ((j % 2) == 0) {
// even, draw left and bottom line
integer l = j / 2;
vector v1 = scaleToSphere(bottomLeft + l * dx + i * dy);
vector v2 = scaleToSphere(bottomLeft + l * dx + (i+1) * dy);
vector v3 = scaleToSphere(bottomLeft + (l+1) * dx + i * dy);
drawLine(v1, v2);
drawLine(v1, v3);
drawTriangle(v1, v2, v3);
} else {
// odd, draw right line
integer l = (j - 1) / 2;
vector v1 = scaleToSphere(bottomLeft + l * dx + (i+1) * dy);
vector v2 = scaleToSphere(bottomLeft + (l+1) * dx + i * dy);
vector v3 = scaleToSphere(bottomLeft + (l+1) * dx + (i+1) * dy);
drawLine(v1, v2);
drawTriangle(v1, v2, v3);
}
}
}
}drawDome()
{
float l2 = length / 2.0;
vector bottomLeft = <-l2, -l2, 0.0>;
vector topLeft = <-l2, l2, 0.0>;
vector topRight = <l2, l2, 0.0>;
vector bottomRight = <l2, -l2, 0.0>;
vector top = <0, 0, length * llSqrt(6.0) / 3.0>;
r = llVecMag(bottomLeft - topRight) / 2.0;
drawSide(bottomLeft, top, bottomRight);
drawSide(topLeft, top, bottomLeft);
drawSide(topRight, top, topLeft);
drawSide(bottomRight, top, topRight);
}initialize()
{
llSetSitText("Build");
llSetText("Right click and 'Build'", <1, 0, 0>, 1.0);
llSitTarget(<0.5, 0.0, 0.7>, ZERO_ROTATION);
base = llGetPos();
}default
{
touch_start(integer total_number)
{
llSay(0, "Right click me and choose 'Build' to start build");
} on_rez(integer start_param)
{
initialize();
}

state_entry()
{
initialize();
}

changed(integer change)
{
// sitdown or standup
if (change & CHANGED_LINK) {
key av = llAvatarOnSitTarget();
if (av) {
// sitdown
initialize();
drawDome();
base.z += length + 1.0;
move(base);
}
}
}
}


LINE


Put this scale script into a rod object called 'Line' and put that inside the builder, alongside the script above.

The rod object is a Cylinder with size <0.1,0.1,1.0>.


// One time scale script
// 2007 Copyright by Shine Renoir (fb@frank-buss.de)
// Use it for whatever you want, but keep this copyright notice
// and credit my name in notecards etc., if you use it in
// closed source objectsinteger handle;default
{
state_entry()
{
handle = llListen(-42, "", NULL_KEY, "" );
}

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
{
llSetScale((vector) message);
llListenRemove(handle);
}

on_rez(integer param) {
llResetScript();
}
}


TRIANGLE


And finally put this scale and shear script into a triangle object called 'Triangle' and put that inside the builder, alongside the top script.

The triangle object is a Box with size <1.309,0.05,1.311> and Taper <1.0,0.0>


// One time scale and shear script
// 2007 Copyright by Shine Renoir (fb@frank-buss.de)
// Use it for whatever you want, but keep this copyright notice
// and credit my name in notecards etc., if you use it in
// closed source objectsinteger handle;default
{
state_entry()
{
handle = llListen(-42, "", NULL_KEY, "" );
}

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
{
list tokens = llCSV2List(message);
vector size = (vector) llList2String(tokens, 0);
float shear = (float) llList2String(tokens, 1);
llSetPrimitiveParams([
PRIM_TYPE, PRIM_TYPE_BOX,
0, // hollow shape
<0.0, 1.0, 0.0>, // cut
0.0, // hollow
<0.0, 0.0, 0.0>, // twist
<0.0, 1.0, 0.0>, // taper
<shear, 0.0, 0.0>, // top shear
PRIM_SIZE, size
]);
llListenRemove(handle);
}

on_rez(integer param) {
llResetScript();
}
}

[DannyBoy]

Can someone get this program to generate geodesic domes to work.

Posting a ton of code and saying it doesn't work isn't helpful. Does it compile? If not, what are the errors? Does it run, but gives the wrong results? You're best off starting with a small piece of code then compiling and testing to make sure it works before adding more code. In this way, you can build up your program instead of having reams of code that doesn't work.

PS Code tags.