New dome hubs ?

[TaffGoch]

This appears to be a newcomer: DomeConnectors.com

...in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

Webpages (at the bottom of each page) also list "2x4 Domes" as a company name.

The connectors appear to be heavy-gauge thermo-plastic plates, with mild deformation molding. The attached photo is the only one that shows the plates in any detail.

Information presented on the website is slight, and could provide a lot more detail. Perhaps the website is just starting up, even though the "copyright" statement starts at the year 2002.

Keeping an eye on their website updates....

[Karl]

Hello Group,

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, message intended for TaffGoch (Sketchup Expert).

I am trying to draw on sketchup 8 a rhombicuboctahedron geodome from measurements I have found from the following website

http://simplydifferently.org/Geodesic_Dome_Notes?page=16#The Rhombicuboctahedron

I am interested in the 2V/L2 5/8 dome. I like the height of the walls and the possibly easy attaching of doors and extra domes to each other.

I wanted to use sketchup so I could do a drawing of the different hubs and calculate some measurements I can work with on a cardboard frame. 

When I plug in the angles from the webpage, the struts wont line up. So I will have a 6 struted hub, but there is a gap where they should all meet.

I am not sure why it will not work, if you have any suggestions or can point me to a tutorial I will be very grateful. Or, if you already have a model, a link would be great. :)

Thanks for reading.

Karl

P.S. I sent a question a few years ago, and your advice was very helpful.