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Download the GoreDome Calculator JAVA file here. Use the instructions on the right to run the files from the command line.

DIY GOREDOME CALCULATOR

  • Software ©2010 Adam Goss
  • Download the three files from the website and put them into a folder that is easy to navigate to
  • Open a command prompt and navigate to them.
    • For example, say you put the three files in this directory C:\Gore
    • You would type in the command prompt CD C:\Gore
    • The command prompt should now be set to the folder where the files are
    • To check this you can type dir and press enter
    • The three files should then be listed in the command prompt
  • Type java Seam diameter divisions material seam if you choose the seam pattern, or java Butt diameter divisions material if you chose a butt joint dome.
    • diameter is the diameter of the dome
    • divisions is the number of lateral divisions in the gores
    • material is the with of the material used
    • seam is the width of the seam
    • NOTE ALL UNITS WILL BE THE SAME (If you input the diameter in meters, you will have to input the seam in meters too.  Diameter may be 8 meters, seam may be 0.03 meters)
  • Sample code:
  • java Seam 5 20 1 0.03
    • This code will make a dome 5 meters in diameter, with 20 lateral divisions, material of 1 meter width and a seam of 3 centimeters.
  • java Butt 5 20 1
    • This code will make a dome 5 meters in diameter, with 20 lateral divisions and a material width of 1 meter.