Is there a tutorial for creating a dome shape or can someone explain it? So far I have been lofting a circle to create the staggered base, but now I need to add the cap and I haven’t been able to figure out how to get a nicely rounded peak.
For the record, I am not a professional Shapr3D is my first foray into real modeling (TinkerCAD is what I have been using until now), so more detail on any explanations would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a short video on the logic of creating domes. In general, for all bodies of revolution, try to use Revolve.
One thing you should check in cases of dome, that the geometry (in this case, both the spline and line) should be perpendicular to your Revolve axis. This will ensure the smoothness of your surface.
This is the difference between a non-perpendicular revolve (which can be good in certain cases, just not in this ) and a perpendicular one