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| I didn't know exactly where this fit into the thread so I just started a new one. Read with interest the discussion of part naming conventions as this is something I have been (trying) to deal with for several years as part of my element registry. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Slightly better might be: 1x2 45 degree slope, end cap 2x2 45 degree slope, peak junction The way I have put my inventories in is to have the size be in a separate cell from the rest of the description, as a result, an alpha sort would put (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) I think that the word slope should be in there, along with the degrees of the slope. Those two slopes would then be "1x2 45 degree end cap slope" and "2x2 45 degree peak slope junction". Although, "half-pyramid" fits the "end cap" best, as (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: What's in 8277?
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| Hi Todd, Oh, super, thanks very much. There's a picture on the inner box of the completed module that's made from the parts inside, so I can sorta tell what's there. I'm sure I'll be able to tell if there are great gaps (ie. a whole bag) even if (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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| Simple Solution (lot's of fields): piece_count_box=123 piece_count_cat=124 piece_count_hand=122 piece_count_instruct...s_main=104 The last one is interesting since you could do piece inventories from instructions alone. KL (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) and (...) Hey, those aren't "hollow space wheels", they're "podracer jet engines"... Frank (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) I'd agree. In principle, where bricks do have obvious uses you'd need to keep that use in the name for simplicity. After all, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find some exotic uses for wheels, but is anyone seriously going to suggest that (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: What's in 8277?
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) I haven't inventoried my copies yet, and still have them in the bags. Both of mine, bought from two different stores, had the same set of bags. The bags in the inner box: 1 bag with long grey beams 1 bag with (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| John Matthews wrote in message ... (...) different (...) I think parts descriptions have to assume a "top/up" of a part, otherwise, we'll have really long names" "5x5x2 rectangular piece with one stud centered on one 5x5 face with hollow on (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: What's in 8277?
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| (...) [followups to lugnet.admin.database] Heather, I happen to have that one inventoried... I can't make any promises that this is 100% correct, but I'm pretty comfortable with it, actually having double-checked it a couple of times. Sorry it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.admin.database)
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