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Re: Questions: 12 volt train track parts
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Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:57:50 GMT
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I put some questions on my questions page about metal pieces:
http://home.hetnet.nl/~niels-karsdorp/ldraw/question.htm
Steve Bliss replied to those:
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> The metal rail is a formed, hollow 'square tube' of metal. Does this
> detail need to be modeled, or is it alright to model the rail as a solid
> bar?
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> I'm OK with modeling it as a solid bar, but the extra detail is good,
> and since you've made it, we should use it.
When I look at a real piece I see a hollow metal bar and a bar with a
connector that fits in the hollow bar of an adjecant part.
To match real connection possibilities, I assume there should be a
hole where the connector of an adjecent part should fit in and not
going through a solid bar.
> The curved edges of the
> rail are probably more detail than we really need in LDraw -- they'll
> tend to have a very 'soft' look when rendered in a non-raytracing tool,
> because there won't be any edge line drawn on the edge closest to the
> viewer.
Then what are the 'limits' for details? How far do we have to go?
I really like to know this before I start on the metal parts of the battery box
(I have finished all plastic parts now:
http://home.hetnet.nl/~niels-karsdorp/ldraw/partselectric.htm )
(Individual parts at 'Parts I have created' and two complete assemblies at
'Parts I am working on')
Niels
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| (...) What is the radius of the curved edges? On such a large part, anything below radius 2 or 1 would not really be visible in most cases. It would be nice if we could specify the part with sharp edge-lines for normal viewing, and rounded edges for (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Paraphrasing the questions from your webpage: Is it better to model the plastic and metal elements in separate files, or have one file with a short section of both plastic and metal, and stretch them for the whole part. Stretching is alright, (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad)
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