10 replies to this topic

[jsutton15]

need help building domes. I want to use the building blocks. but cant come up with the combination. any tutorials out there?

[jsutton15]

need help building domes. I want to use the building blocks. but cant come up with the combination. any tutorials out there?

please, any help?

[viking16]

Didn't the glass pack have them?

[Sambo]

Did you mean BIG domes as in EPCOT, or small domes as in St. Peters Basillica in the Vatican, or St. Basil's in Moscow?

[jsutton15]

Big as in Epcot. Like 8x8 or bigger.

[COA]

You can't make 8x8 domes, but you can make 4x4 quarter domes. With quarter domes, you can build big domes up to 14x14!
Otherwise no, I don't have any more info for thi s topic.

[jsutton15]

You can't make 8x8 domes, but you can make 4x4 quarter domes. With quarter domes, you can build big domes up to 14x14!
Otherwise no, I don't have any more info for thi s topic.

TY for your response. Hmmm. Could you go one step further and tell me how to make a 4x4 quarter dome and how to use those to make 14x14. I think from there I can figure out the rest. Thanks.

[COA]

TY for your response. Hmmm. Could you go one step further and tell me how to make a 4x4 quarter dome and how to use those to make 14x14. I think from there I can figure out the rest. Thanks.

What? YOu can't do that, unless you are talking about 7x7 quarter domes (That's what I was talking about).
Don't do this unless your monitor has a nice high resolution.
First, find an image of a really large sphere, cut the thing in half so it looks like a dome. Then try to cut it in half isometrically (So it would look cut in half in the game), then do it again on the other side.
Go into the object editor, start a large scenery object, make it 7x7, then put a quarter dome in the correct views, then set the clearances, etc.
But keep in mind that the sphere has to be BIG.

[jsutton15]

What? YOu can't do that, unless you are talking about 7x7 quarter domes (That's what I was talking about).
Don't do this unless your monitor has a nice high resolution.
First, find an image of a really large sphere, cut the thing in half so it looks like a dome. Then try to cut it in half isometrically (So it would look cut in half in the game), then do it again on the other side.
Go into the object editor, start a large scenery object, make it 7x7, then put a quarter dome in the correct views, then set the clearances, etc.
But keep in mind that the sphere has to be BIG.

Whoa, That will take sometime to learn. I am just starting to use the object editor. I was originally wondering how it can be done with building blocks. haven't gotten to the point where I can enter pictures in the editor.

[jsutton15]

Whoa, That will take sometime to learn. I am just starting to use the object editor. I was originally wondering how it can be done with building blocks. haven't gotten to the point where I can enter pictures in the editor.

Is there a way to make a large dome with building blocks?