Optimise wood cutting and purchasing

Optimise wood cutting and purchasing

Did you know that you need exactly the same number of 3-metre joists to build a geodesic dome with a diameter of 4.8 m as you do for one with a diameter of 5.2 m? This is because you’ll have more falls on the smaller dome.

For example, here’s the number of 3m or 4m joists you’ll need for the dome:

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Here are the parameters, for example, for a 6m diameter dome, a 2mm board and 4m joists: