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Re: Small insight into LEGO CAD system
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Date: 
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:37:40 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> While at Brickfest, I met Dave Bird, a technic designer for LEGO.  He is a very
> nice guy, and a pleasure to spend time with.
> 
> We talked about many things, but one that really got my attention was talking a
> bit about CAD.
> 
> Dave wondered shy we had our own CAD system.  I told him it was because we
> assumed that LEGO would not allow us to use theirs.
> 
> I talked to him about LDraw, MLCad, LPub and LSynth for starters.  I mentioned
> how LSynth works by describing constraints, ans synthesizing the final bendable
> part.  For hoses and cables, he just nodded his head, but when I talked about
> chains flowing around gears, and rubber bands flowing around pullyes, I got a
> big reaction.
> 
> I guess we're one up on LEGO CAD in the chains area!
> 
> Kevin

I think we're about 2000 up on them ;-).

Tim



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While at Brickfest, I met Dave Bird, a technic designer for LEGO. He is a very nice guy, and a pleasure to spend time with. We talked about many things, but one that really got my attention was talking a bit about CAD. Dave wondered shy we had our (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)

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