Make six pentagons of five AAB panels. The pentagons also form a very shallow dome.
How to Build a Geodesic Dome Model
From Trevor Blake
Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 4: Make 6 Pentagons
Make 6 Pentagons
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Connect the A edges of five AAB panels to form a pentagon (five-sided shape). The outer edge of the pentagon should be all B edges.
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- Get Ready to Build a Geodesic Dome Model
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 1: Make Triangles
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 2: Make 10 Hexagons
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 3: Make 5 Half-hexagons
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 4: Make 6 Pentagons
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 5: Connect Hexagons to a Pentagon
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 6: Connect Five Pentagons to Hexagons
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 7: Connect 6 More Hexagons
- Build a Geodesic Dome Model, Step 8: Connect the Half-hexagons
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