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In lugnet.cad, Jason S. Mantor wrote:
> I guess I'm thinking about this differently. It's not that the
> individual studs on the brick don't allow other mating angles. (IE you
> can place a 1 x 6 technic plate with rounded ends on any single stud at
> some funcky angles) It's the combination of the contraints imposed by at
> least 3 studs in a non-linear arangement that results in the 90 degree
> "snaps" in that plane. Just like 2 studs limits one to 180 degree snaps.
> It's even worse than that. It's the number of studs that are actually
> being used, not count of stud primitive on the element, that determines
> how things behave. Try putting some 1x1 round plates (dots) in between
> some bricks and you'll see what I mean. With just 1 dot you can orient
> the 2xN bricks at any angle. We need to allow for things like that so
> any stud primitive, where ever it is used, should always allow aribrary
> angles...
Note also that a 1x4 brick can be attached to a 2x4 brick anywhere on about
70-80 degree angle if only attached by the end stud - its only the other studs
hitting the sides that restrict it.
ROSCO
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