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I got my idea worked out for the door. I measured the 6 point star I made from top to bottom and came up with 2 pieces at 34 3/4 inches. That included the 1 1/2 inch extra to allow for drilling. I also made one strut at 19 3/4. This will allow to make a door frame and still keep triangles for strength. I made one for each side, for a total of 4 @ 34 3/4 and 2 @ 19 3/4 inches. I painted these yellow because they are not like any other struts. I will make sure that these do not get placed until after the rest of the dome is tight. That will add the last hour for an even 30 hours.
Oh, as a side note, I made the doorway struts from scrap that I had when I cut all the original ones required. As far as how to figure the size I will think about that. I am sure a formula could be made. All I did though was to do the measuring after I built it for the top to the bottom and the side one I measured while I had the tape drawn up and down.
Don't try this at home. It did self destruct somewhat when I removed the interior struts and scraped my ear, but I finally got it all together for this picture: CLICK ME
I am sure that to do this change would be detramental to the structure if done prior to tightening all the other bolts on the dome. I think it will be ok then and I know after there is siding on it that the strength will be fine. It's weakness is side to side and when attached to the other parts, there can't be any movement.