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Re: Bricksmith tips and techniques
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad
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Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:28:23 GMT
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On Feb 16, 2007, at 4:19 PM, Jim DeVona wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.mac, Jim DeVona wrote:
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> > I've started using these techniques to help align important
> > elements such as
> > hinges with the origin of the sub-model. Once that's done,
> > rotating the
> > sub-model in a parent model causes it to pivot nicely around the
> > hinge (I'm
> > curious if this is what the "Focus spin around selection" note
> > refers to in
> > the feature requests). This makes it easier to almost "play" with
> > movable
> > parts like wings, doors, and joints right in LDraw, as there's no
> > need to
> > nudge things to get them to line up again after rotation.
>
> Ah! I see James Reynolds has already written an excellent article
> on this topic:
> <http://james.magnusviri.com/lego/articles/animatable_models.html
> Animatable
> Models>. Recommended reading for more details on this approach to
> LDraw
> modeling.
Yes, and I'm finally publishing another that goes into more detail
today if my publishing scripts would only work...
James
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