Answers.Body: <p>Here is my less popular but earlier Spheroid Generator</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://olson.pair.com/moc/spheroid/">http://olson.pair.com/moc/spheroid/</a></p>
  
  <p>It let's you generate simple sphereres or ellipsoids as well as parabolic "tent" shapes. </p>
  
  <p>The principle is to divide space into 1x1 brick or plate cells, and any cell that falls mostly within an ideal geometric shape becomes a brick (or plate).  </p>
  
  <p>Output is LDRAW model format using 1x1 bricks and divided into step numbers. </p>
  
  <p>Alternate approaches divide the sphere into facets for SNOT building; my program can't do that. </p>
  
  <p>I could be persuaded to pick up the project again after 10 years...</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I have done it see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxo4BrypNZ0" rel="nofollow">this</a> video. </p>
  
  <p>I have updated the spreadsheet so that it can give you a visual indication of the cross-section at each layer (in quarters) and uploaded it onto <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lSGXXuLbczRkZ3clNOVHJsQnM/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">Google drive for public access</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This website generates a sphere in LDraw format: <a href="http://lego.bldesign.org/sphere/">http://lego.bldesign.org/sphere/</a></p>
  
  <p>Here's a link if you want to learn how it can be done: <a href="http://groups.csail.mit.edu/graphics/classes/6.837/F04/assignments/assignment5/">http://groups.csail.mit.edu/graphics/classes/6.837/F04/assignments/assignment5/</a>
  (there are other ways too)</p>
  
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Body: <p>There are times when I would like to build a sphere or a dome like this one:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ixOwh.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>From <a href="http://www.brillig.com/lego/sphere/" rel="noreferrer">Small Lego Sphere Project</a></p>
  
  <p>While this example is great, I find it difficult to scale it to another size, whether smaller or larger, without it...not looking roundish anymore.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a tool available that can design a sphere or dome based on a size?</p>
  
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ThreadText: # Is there a Technique or Algorithm for Building Spheres?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-11-03)
  
  There are times when I would like to build a sphere or a dome like this one:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ixOwh.png)
  
  From [Small Lego Sphere Project](http://www.brillig.com/lego/sphere/)
  
  While this example is great, I find it difficult to scale it to another size, whether smaller or larger, without it...not looking roundish anymore.
  
  Is there a tool available that can design a sphere or dome based on a size?
  
  **Tags:** building, shapes
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: this questions reminds me of http://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/10910/88 ...  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2011-11-03. Score: 13 | Accepted answer
  
  This website generates a sphere in LDraw format: <http://lego.bldesign.org/sphere/>
  
  Here's a link if you want to learn how it can be done: <http://groups.csail.mit.edu/graphics/classes/6.837/F04/assignments/assignment5/>
  (there are other ways too)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2011-11-04. Score: 11
  
  Here is my less popular but earlier Spheroid Generator
  
  <http://olson.pair.com/moc/spheroid/>
  
  It let's you generate simple sphereres or ellipsoids as well as parabolic "tent" shapes.
  
  The principle is to divide space into 1x1 brick or plate cells, and any cell that falls mostly within an ideal geometric shape becomes a brick (or plate).
  
  Output is LDRAW model format using 1x1 bricks and divided into step numbers.
  
  Alternate approaches divide the sphere into facets for SNOT building; my program can't do that.
  
  I could be persuaded to pick up the project again after 10 years...
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-04. Score: 4
  
  I have done it see [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxo4BrypNZ0) video.
  
  I have updated the spreadsheet so that it can give you a visual indication of the cross-section at each layer (in quarters) and uploaded it onto [Google drive for public access](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4lSGXXuLbczRkZ3clNOVHJsQnM/view?usp=sharing)
  
  
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