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Why Type 5 Lines?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:47:59 GMT
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What is the point of Type 5 lines? It seems to me that they are a confusing
and clunky method to display lines for the visible edges of rounded objects
when having no line at all would be just as visually correct (and less
taxing on the brain to figure out how to use them correctly). In the age of
Windows based LDRAW programs how useful is this line type?
- Orion
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Why Type 5 Lines?
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| (...) I'm not sure how to quantify 'usefulness' of a line command. If you want to make outlines on simulated curved surfaces in LDraw, conditional lines are vital. I can't think of another to accomplish this task. And making the outlines is fairly (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Why Type 5 Lines?
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| (...) On the contrary, I think that type-5 lines are very useful, and an interesting solution. They are a nice way to make sure that rounded objects are outlined with a contrasting colour, no matter where the viewpoint is. The rendering of cylinders (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Why Type 5 Lines?
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| (...) The obvious case where it's useful is studs - without these lines, viewing any brick from the standard "oblique" position above & to the side, you would see a circle at the top & bottom of each stud, but no sides, which IMHO would not look (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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