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Subject: 
Re: Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:57:00 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Chris Dee wrote:

> If we standardise the dimensions to be different to what is moulded on the part,
> that text should go into the "0 KEYWORDS" line.
> 
> Under this proposal, 3641 which started this discussion would become
> 
> Tyre  6 x  7.5 Offset Tread (rim diameter im mm)
> or
> Tyre  6 x 20 Offset Tread (rim diameter in LDu)
> 
> Comments, please.

I support this general notion, would like to see everything in LDU and think the
original molded description should go in KEYWORDS (perhaps with a qualifyer
"molded" or something?)

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  Tyre (tire) nomenclature
 
Mike Heidemann and others make a good point here (URL) about qualifying the LDraw descriptions for tyres. Current commercial nomenclature follows an ISO standard (see for example (URL)) typically using Width"/"AspectRatio"...mDiameter, where (...) (20 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)

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