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Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:29:12 GMT
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With almost all the "Technic Axle Joiner" parts on the Parts Tracker, I'd like
to take the opportunity to rationalise the part descriptions which have
developed over time as these parts have appeared. Currently we have:
6536.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular
32184.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 3L
32068.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 3 Long
32291.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular Double
41678.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular Double Split
42003.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular with 2 Holes
32557.dat Technic Pin Joiner Dual Perpendicular
I'd like to seek the opinion of the community. I am seeking ideas and
suggestions, but not hoping for concensus, so I will make the final decision
based on what I read here.
Doing nothing is not an option as we need to discriminate between 32184 and
32068, which have essentially the same description.
Technica (http://isodomos.com/technica/registry/connect/conn_7.php) calls these
all "Cross Blocks", but is still imperfect in that it fails to describe that
32557 is a Pin to Pin connector.
Peeron follows LDraw.
Bricklink uses:
6536 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular
32184 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with Center Hole
32068 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3 Long
32291 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double
41678 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double Split
42003 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular with 2 Holes
32557 Technic, Pin Connector Perpendicular Long
As an opening bid, I'm suggesting adding dimensions and the sequence of axle
holes / pin holes:
6536.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 1 x 2 (Axle/Pin)
32184.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 1 x 3 (Axle/Pin/Axle)
32068.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 1 x 3 (Axle/Pin)
32291.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 2 x 2 (Axle/Twin Pin)
41678.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 2 x 2 Split (Axle/Twin Pin)
42003.dat Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 1 x 3 (Axle/Pin/Pin)
32557.dat Technic Pin Joiner Perpendicular 2 x 3 (Pin/Pin/Twin Pin)
Comments please.
Chris Dee (LDraw Parts Library Admin)
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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| (...) I agree it is time to rationalize naming of this similar parts... I would go one step further and name all of them "Technic Joiner Perpendicular xxxx" since hole type sequence is described in the end of name, and a 6536.dat Technic Axle Joiner (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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| Most of you know my opinion on this one - use BrickLink names. Our community is dispursed enough. We need to work to unify what we can. BrickLink names are the most widely used amongst the community. After all, how many people convert their LDraw (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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| (...) None of those parts should really be referred to as "axle joiners" or "pin joiners". The only parts that should have those names are the ones that join them end-to-end. These parts are all what a hardware store would recognize as a saddle (...) (15 years ago, 27-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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| (...) Thank you for all the comments on this (including those that veered off-topic). I like the "Cross Block" designation, especially as this is a common theme in the LEGO descriptions. It has the added benefit that it is shorter than "Joiner (...) (15 years ago, 3-Sep-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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