Temporary Geodesic Dome Venue

I have made a temporary geodesic dome venue. This dome can be used for any event. The dome can be made out of a multitude of materials. When the dome is not in use, it can be taken apart and stored easily.

1. I used Miro to put all of my thoughts in one place
2. To model the parts, I used Fusion 360
3. To make the parts, I 3D printed them

The first step I took was to define the problem. This helped me to understand what to do and how to try to solve the problem.

The second step I took was to gather ideas. My two big ideas were a geodesic dome or a pavilion. I decided to choose the geodesic dome

I decided to make a geodesic dome for this contest. I chose it because I thought that a pavilion was more of a permanent structure rather than being temporary.

After I knew what to do, I needed to decide on a size and scale factor that I would use. The first thing I did was to figure out the scale factor I would use. I decided on a scale factor of 1ft equals 10mm. Next, I thought of sizes for real life. The sizes I thought of were 50, 35, 30, and 25 feet in diameter. The real-life size that I picked was 35 ft in diameter. The model will have a diameter of 350mm.

My next step was to think of how to make the parts for the dome. The website buildwithhubs.co was very helpful because it gave me a good idea of what the parts of building a geodesic dome would look like in real life.

After I sketched the parts, I designed them in Fusion. The dome is made of four components: a long rod, a short rod, a five-way connecting hub, and a six-way connection hub. I had to go through many iterations of the rod to ensure that they fit, but still have some play in them. I went through two iterations of the hubs because the shackles were too thick, and it was very hard to get the rods in. The second iteration fixed this problem by halving the thickness of the shackles be cut in half.

To make the dome, I followed the instructions that buildwithhubs.co has on their website. The dome is made of eight main steps. Instead of making all the parts and then building the dome, I made the parts I only needed for that step, so if anything went wrong, it was easier to fix.

There are many ways that you can add an opening to this geodesic dome. Here I show some examples of different types of openings that the dome can have.