Re: Pyramid of spheres

--- In [email protected], "Michael" <studentroland@...> wrote:
>
> Hi. I have recently downloaded blender, and am learning new small 
> things every day... It is amazing! However, I have yet to find out how 
> to connect five spheres in a pyramid-like structure by having four long 
> narrow cylinders go from each center of four icospheres, arranged in a 
> square, to the center a fifth icosphere in the center and "on top" of 
> the four aforementioned... It is at times frustrating to keep trying 
> different ways, but not succeed, so I thought perhaps joining this 
> group could be helpful... I have read different tutorials available 
> online, but noone seems to adress this issue, as far as I have 
> seen...Does anyone in this group have a solution to this obstacle?
>                                  Michael.
>
Hi there Michael. Is this what you're after?

www.makeanote.org/SamplePic.jpg

This was roughly put together in about 5 minutes. I created a single
icosphere, then duplicated 4 times on x and y axis to keep everything
'square'. I then added a cylinder, scaling it along x and y axis to
match the grid of icospheres. Next, I duplicated a 5th cylinder,
rotated 45 degrees on the z axis and duplicated 3 others, moving them
to each corner and checked that they met at a central point in the
middle. Finally, I added a 5th icosphere and positioned it in the
center of the square grid (from top view), then repositioned via front
/ side views.

If this is what you're after, I'll post the .blend file for you to
download if you want.

Ian