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Re: tool for patterned parts
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lugnet.cad
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Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:25:38 GMT
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Andrew Westrate schrieb:
> In lugnet.cad, Michael Heidemann wrote:
> > I thought about a tool to easily author patterned parts.
> >
> > It should be used like quad2dat but with the following change:
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> > If a part is scanned with a scanner and the part is not flat it should
> > be able to use the curvature of the part (that already has to exist as a
> > LDraw part) to make a parallel projection onto that curvature.
> > (sorry for my bad english).
> >
> > Is anybody able to make such a tool?
> >
> > cu
> > MikeHeide
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> I used to do minifig heads using quad2dat, but not in the standard way, since
> the minifig head template in quad2dat would stretch out the pattern in wierd
> ways. Instead, I would use the template for a flat part like the minifig torso,
> and then use a perl script to project the resulting quads to the proper 3d
> shape. Overall, it was not real convenient, but not too hard to do, either.
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> I can mail you the script if you'd like.
Thank you, you have already send it to me.
But I am unable to get perl running on my system. Maybe I have the wrong
package installed. I have to investigate this some day.
Thanks so far
MikeHeide
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| (...) I used to do minifig heads using quad2dat, but not in the standard way, since the minifig head template in quad2dat would stretch out the pattern in wierd ways. Instead, I would use the template for a flat part like the minifig torso, and then (...) (18 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
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