Dome Designer Technical Specifications

Dome Designer makes it possible for you to design an incredible variety of geodesic domes quickly and easily. This flexible program runs on all Microsoft Windows operating systems (Win 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000 etc.) and requires only 32 megabytes of memory and 14 megabytes of disk space.

Dome Designer can design both octahedral and icosahedral domes in a variety of shapes and breakdown frequencies. The shapes you can design depend on the geometry. Using an octahedral geometry, you can design Half Domes and Full Balls, like this:

Using an icosahedral geometry, you can design Quarter Domes, Half Domes, Three Quarter Domes and Full Balls, like this:

Dome Designer allows you to automatically generate plans for domes of any radius, from sub-atomic to astronomical:

and using breakdown frequencies from 2 to 25:

Dome designer also permits the use of two different breakdown methods, often called "Method 1" and "Method 2" in the industry. All in all, Dome Designer gives you the flexibility to design a huge variety of domes and tailor them to your needs, whether you're interested in a a table-top model, a small tool shed or a spacious warehouse.