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Re: L3P Warnings
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lugnet.cad.ray
Date: 
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Tore Eriksson wrote:
<snip>
I don't see why it would be a problem to keep
the povray variant/improvements in separate (similar named) files (eg lgeo). So
tools can merge the data when needed.

You don't??? Are you serious? I can instantly think of four or five good reasons
why I (and obviously Dave!, too) prefer inline POV code before separate files
like LGEO. Please try again before I reveal the correct answers.


I'm sorry I really don't, the 'if then' construction is pretty much the same
only thing is the two versions are in the same file.

So perhaps you are hinting on maintainability or mixed single files (because
even subfiles would work ok using a mirror tree, aslong they use the same scale
and orientation (or are supplied with a transformation key).

But then again I'm not a part modeler, so you actually made me somewhat curious
about the 'correct answers' :)

Roland



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: L3P Warnings
 
(...) I'm not conversant with LGEO or the like; what would the filename format be for these alternate parts? That is, if a 2x4 brick is 3001.dat, what's the equivalent name of the LGEO version? I ask because I like sticking with the DAT suffix, and (...) (14 years ago, 1-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad.ray)
  Re: L3P Warnings
 
(...) I guess there we have the really big problem. We all have our own LDraw universes, and we all use LDraw for so very different purposes, different tools of choise, different approaches, different thinking, different ways to solve problems, (...) (14 years ago, 1-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad.ray)

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  Re: L3P Warnings
 
(...) After some tough discussion some years ago, I now agree on that (although so far, I've seen nothing that comes remotely close to L3P+POV-Ray. And I doubt there will be in a foreseeable future). (...) You don't??? Are you serious? I can (...) (14 years ago, 29-Jun-10, to lugnet.cad.ray)

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