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Subject:	New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
Newsgroups:	lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic
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Date:	Sun, 24 May 2009 09:23:31 GMT
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This time, it is not a software utility, but physical measuring tools... a set of do-it-yourself measuring instruments to get parts dimensions directly in LDraw units.

Acrobat document to print your own rulers and scales, and building instructions for calipers and depth-meter are available here.

Philo

Visit the new LDraw section of my website!

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
(...) These tools look very useful! Thanks for sharing the idea and design, Philo. Jim (16 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX)

		Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
(...) SNIP (...) Very interesting, Philo! I just wish I had the white axle 16. :-( Is it just me, or is the page 4 of the building instructions messed up? (16 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX)

		Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
(...) That's a nice build! Thanks for the rulers and the idea! But what's wrong with the traditional caliper design? With that you have both the width and depth measuring possibilities in the same tool: (URL) (16 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic)

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