Plate Dome Construction

Dome designer can design a dome using solid plates of material, rather than struts and vertices. In this way, you can construct a geodesic dome that is a solid surface, rather than one made with thin members that requires a separate covering. Although this type of design requires a high degree of precision to build, it is possible to build fantastic and futuristic looking domes this way. Build with acrylic sheet and add a futuristic skylight-dome to a room, or build a bathysphere using 1" thick steel plate, and explore the depths of the ocean! Using Plate Construction, one can also design coverings for domes built using struts and verticies, be they made of hard or soft material.