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Re: Using Unofficial parts in seperate folder
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:58:27 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Michael Horvath wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Jaco van der Molen wrote:
> > The reason I am asking is that I cannot tell which cone is official or
> > unofficial. By mistake I used the new and old version in the same model file.
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> Maybe all unofficial parts should have "(Unofficial)" in their descriptions.
> That should remove any ambiguity.
I would suggest that the "official" elements should have "official" in their
descriptions, instead. "Unofficial" elements can come from any of a zillion
sources impossible to oversee, but the "official" elements come from a single,
tightly-controlled source.
Practically speaking, it's easier to control something over which you have full
control than over something over which you have none!
Dave!
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 | | Re: Using Unofficial parts in seperate folder
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| (...) I see your point. However, in this case (AFAIK) he is using unofficial parts that have been uploaded to ldraw.org. These files are just as much under our "control" as the official parts. Further, if the model in question does not correspond to (...) (16 years ago, 5-Dec-08, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Using Unofficial parts in seperate folder
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| (...) Part names have a maximum length of 64 characters. Some rare parts run up against this limit. Consequently, I don't think adding "Official" to official part names is a viable solution. (To be honest, it would also by really annoying to see (...) (16 years ago, 5-Dec-08, to lugnet.cad)
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