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Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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Date: 
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:54:01 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Scott Wardlaw wrote:
If the LEGO Company opened up an online database with the names of the parts
that they currently produce, I could see an argument for using their names.
However, the BL database has been open from the start and many programs use it
to perform their tasks.  If the LDraw names matched BL, it might allow these
programs to do more tasks.

The LEGO database lists the following names:

6536  CROSS BLOCK 90°
32184 DOUBLE CROSS BLOCK
32068 TECHNIC STEERING-GEAR 3M
32291 TECHNIC CROSS BLOCK 2X4,85
41678 TECHNIC CROSS BLOCK/FORK 2X2
42003 CROSS BLOCK 3M
32557 TECHNIC CROSSBLOCK 2X3

I really don't think that thier names are an option.

w.



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  Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
 
(...) LEGO database? To those who work for them, their part description may not be as optional as ours. However, that doesn't mean that we should make emotional choices. I worship TLG as much as the next AFOL, but we already know they don't put (...) (15 years ago, 28-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
 
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)

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