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Re: Cloth ldraw
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Date: 
Thu, 8 May 2008 20:21:08 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Jim DeVona wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Eduardo Vazquez Harte wrote:
> > I have a question is there any ldraw cloth made specially boat sails?
> 
> The only cloth or canvas LDraw part I know of is discussed here:
> 
> http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=15084&t=i&v=a
> 
> It a wagon cover rather than a sail, however.

The minifig cape has also been done up in a draped position.

> I suspect a challenge with creating cloth parts is deciding how to
> shape them since fabric is flexible. For sails I suppose it would
> be reasonable to create them as flat sheets, but that's not necessarily
> how they might appear in a model.

Take a peek at this if you want an idea what's involved in doing sails.

  http://www.custom-logic.com/exp/cloth/cloth.html

It has a nifty interactive simulation, and links to some articles on
the math and physics involved.

Enjoy,

Don



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(...) Hello! I am a Bricksmith fan too. (...) The only cloth or canvas LDraw part I know of is discussed here: (URL) a wagon cover rather than a sail, however. I suspect a challenge with creating cloth parts is deciding how to shape them since (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-08, to lugnet.cad)

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