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(...) Just measure the 2 gable pieces, (of the originals) see elsewhere in the thread, the rest of the original pieces are done already... (...) Indeed. Many of these systems don't have that many different parts either, The original Tinkertoy has (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes. I've been thinking the same thing for a while now. Let's do it! I started on construx primitives a while back and someone already has a good library for knex. I bought some Lincoln Logs for my two year old son so I could measure them : ) (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ooh. Well, that might be fun to model, in any case! (...) Do you have a scanner? If you do, you could scan it and send me the digital file - that would actually be better than an oblique photograph. I can then import the image file into (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.sandlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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At 02:50 PM 10/16/2005 +0000, Farlie A wrote: [snip] (...) I have never heard of Meccano or Rokenbok or those others you mentioned. But if they're construction toys, they can be made for the computer! I know nothing about setting up or working on a (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad, danny staple <orionrobots@gmail.com> wrote: <snip> (...) Yes. You are right. LDview renders things larger than LDGLite. LDGlite renders the same size as POV-Ray. Kevin (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Unfortunately not with AnkerCAD :-( The parts in BlockCAD and AnkerCAD are not in LDRAW format, but one of my own. BlockCAD can export a model in LDRAW format, as it's just a question of generating the right LDRAW parts (in the right position (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That may well explain it. (...) Actually -looking again - LDGLite is smoother, but LDview seems to make less of a mess when axles meet axle holes. It was that I noted really when mentioning smoothness. Looking at the step 48 image from both (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks for your comments. The Brick Wiki looks like it's a specific Lego(R) brick wiki, whereas a Wiki or Construction kit systems would need to cover things like Meccano, Rokenbok as well.. Alex (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) Although its not quite what you sound like you want, we already have a wikified LDraw section over on BrickWiki ((URL)). You can find the category at (URL) although it's fairly empty at the moment. There is even a section on the wiki for clone (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) Looks like my idea is already happening :-) Suggestions: * Create a WikiCity? * AnchorStones - AnkerCad? See: (URL) Systems list? I can think of several systems not mentioned by yourself. *Major Systems (not yet mentioned): + Mecanno + (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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