Curious if anyone on-list has experience using
Zome tools for geometrical modeling of structures,
trusses, or buildings. http://www.zometools.com
I am using them for several things currently, to
conceptualize what 3D objects could be creating a
2D projection of the HIOX symbol, for instance.
Another aspect will be prototyping the alphabet
in 3 and 4D, eventually.
Though right now the most rewarding thing is to
learn more about the mathematical system it is
based on. The publisher Wooden Books has a great
book on Platonic and Archimedean Solids which can
be modeled by this system. http://woodenbooks.com
http://woodenbooks.com/us_editions.htm
The 'tool' aspect of Zome ball-and-stick is quite
serious, as apparently Linus Pauling has used the
system before. And years ago, seeing his book in
a used bookstore in Oakland (and not getting it,
unfortunately) on The Architecture of Molecules
is exactly how this Zome system is designed to
work. So I checked that book out of the library
and it has amazing pastel illustrations and I am
working my way to photographing a basic geometrical
structure (of a molecule, modeled using Zome) then
adding some graphics to put the electron clouds
onto the image.
Like Lincoln Logs, Legos, Erector Sets, and the
other wooden-dowel and spoke wheel system (forget
the name) it is imagined that young people may be
able to learn a lot from interacting with these
tools and toys, to gain a spatial awareness. The
Zome ball is made of triangles, squares, and
pentagons. The struts are similarly connected,
via these same shapes, which can be color coded.
It would seem an interesting offline view of a
wireframe model, potentially, and one can make
a very large structure quickly and move it around
or even use it in a photograph and then collapse
it or start over. As a modeling tool it could be
superglued and a surface added for solid surfaced
sculptures. Also, they would seem good for making
robotics as they are strong, lightweight, and are
capable of many configurations, such that Zome
could be the frame while motors could be mounted
on it, and axles put through the Zome balls.
Ideally, besides the all white kit, if there were
also black Zome struts, and gray or even silver,
then Platonic Solids or building models could be
conceptualized while specific aspects highlighted,
such as one plane or area of a construction.
Here are a list of related links...
Zome — The 61-Zone Structural System
http://www.zometool.com/world/advanced.html#Anchor-42477
Golden Section
Fibonnacci Sequence
2-fold, 3-fold, and 5-fold symmetry
A Look at the Zome Ball:
* Why are the blue struts and holes shaped like a Golden Rectangle?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/ZomeBall.html#blue
Why are the yellow struts and holes shaped like a triangle?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/ZomeBall.html#yellow
Why are the red struts and holes shaped like a pentagon?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/ZomeBall.html#red
Why are the numbers 2, 3, and 5 so important in Zome?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/num.html
The Golden Section, The Fibonacci Sequence,
and {tau.}
What is the Golden Section?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/golden.html#Section
What's a Golden Rectangle?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/golden.html#Rectangle
What is the Fibonacci Sequence and how does Zome use it?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/golden.html#Sequence
Lesson Plans
http://www.zometool.com/edu/lesson-download.html
[more] Polyhedra and Art
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/art.html
Zometool Polyhedra
http://www.math.ubc.ca/people/faculty/cass/graphics/text/www/
index.html#preface
Miscellaneous Polyhedral Art
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/art-german.html
The Polyhedra of M.C. Escher
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/escher.html
Crystallographic Polyhedra
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/crystals.html
vZome -- a program for building virtual Zome models.
http://www.vorthmann.org/zome/
Virtual Polyhedra
The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra
By George W. Hart
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/vp.html
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architecture, education, electromagnetism
http://www.electronetwork.org/bc/
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Zome tools for geometrical modeling of structures,
trusses, or buildings. http://www.zometools.com
I am using them for several things currently, to
conceptualize what 3D objects could be creating a
2D projection of the HIOX symbol, for instance.
Another aspect will be prototyping the alphabet
in 3 and 4D, eventually.
Though right now the most rewarding thing is to
learn more about the mathematical system it is
based on. The publisher Wooden Books has a great
book on Platonic and Archimedean Solids which can
be modeled by this system. http://woodenbooks.com
http://woodenbooks.com/us_editions.htm
The 'tool' aspect of Zome ball-and-stick is quite
serious, as apparently Linus Pauling has used the
system before. And years ago, seeing his book in
a used bookstore in Oakland (and not getting it,
unfortunately) on The Architecture of Molecules
is exactly how this Zome system is designed to
work. So I checked that book out of the library
and it has amazing pastel illustrations and I am
working my way to photographing a basic geometrical
structure (of a molecule, modeled using Zome) then
adding some graphics to put the electron clouds
onto the image.
Like Lincoln Logs, Legos, Erector Sets, and the
other wooden-dowel and spoke wheel system (forget
the name) it is imagined that young people may be
able to learn a lot from interacting with these
tools and toys, to gain a spatial awareness. The
Zome ball is made of triangles, squares, and
pentagons. The struts are similarly connected,
via these same shapes, which can be color coded.
It would seem an interesting offline view of a
wireframe model, potentially, and one can make
a very large structure quickly and move it around
or even use it in a photograph and then collapse
it or start over. As a modeling tool it could be
superglued and a surface added for solid surfaced
sculptures. Also, they would seem good for making
robotics as they are strong, lightweight, and are
capable of many configurations, such that Zome
could be the frame while motors could be mounted
on it, and axles put through the Zome balls.
Ideally, besides the all white kit, if there were
also black Zome struts, and gray or even silver,
then Platonic Solids or building models could be
conceptualized while specific aspects highlighted,
such as one plane or area of a construction.
Here are a list of related links...
Zome — The 61-Zone Structural System
http://www.zometool.com/world/advanced.html#Anchor-42477
Golden Section
Fibonnacci Sequence
2-fold, 3-fold, and 5-fold symmetry
A Look at the Zome Ball:
* Why are the blue struts and holes shaped like a Golden Rectangle?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/ZomeBall.html#blue
Why are the yellow struts and holes shaped like a triangle?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/ZomeBall.html#yellow
Why are the red struts and holes shaped like a pentagon?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/ZomeBall.html#red
Why are the numbers 2, 3, and 5 so important in Zome?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/num.html
The Golden Section, The Fibonacci Sequence,
and {tau.}
What is the Golden Section?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/golden.html#Section
What's a Golden Rectangle?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/golden.html#Rectangle
What is the Fibonacci Sequence and how does Zome use it?
http://www.zometool.com/world/paul/golden.html#Sequence
Lesson Plans
http://www.zometool.com/edu/lesson-download.html
[more] Polyhedra and Art
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/art.html
Zometool Polyhedra
http://www.math.ubc.ca/people/faculty/cass/graphics/text/www/
index.html#preface
Miscellaneous Polyhedral Art
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/art-german.html
The Polyhedra of M.C. Escher
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/escher.html
Crystallographic Polyhedra
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/crystals.html
vZome -- a program for building virtual Zome models.
http://www.vorthmann.org/zome/
Virtual Polyhedra
The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra
By George W. Hart
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/vp.html
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brian thomas carroll: research-design-development
architecture, education, electromagnetism
http://www.electronetwork.org/bc/
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