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Re: Assembled parts, ~ and categories
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:18:37 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Michael Heidemann wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > It is common practice to prefix parts that compose assembled parts with a ~.
> > This prevent using them needlessly (they are not listed with regular parts),
> > encouraging the use of assembled shortcuts.
> >
> > But this practice is not ratified by any official LDraw document. As a LDraw
> > Standards Committee member, I'd like to precise this usage. This is a request
> > for comments...
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> There is one document that introduced this.
> http://www.ldraw.org/library/tracker/ref/filetypesfaq/
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> I found we have different problems to solve:
> 1) Usage of the tilde '~' for files in the \s folder.
> 2) Usage of the tilde '~' for files in the \parts folder
> 3) Is the tilde '~' part of the description or only a flag.
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> I think as follow:
> 1) As nearly all files in the \s folder do have a leading '~' we should force
> that for files in the s\ folder.
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> 2a) I don't feel that we should make things that complicated.
> If we have a shortcut for the complete part (as we have today). It is no problem
> to figure out which parts to bring into a new file to get what we want.
> The other way would blow up the library.
> Just if you are working with MLCad it is not a problem to generate what you
> need.
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> 2b) To work with LSynth is really make sense to have the ends visible to find
> that. Although also here a global shortcut will have all the user needs. And
> again it is easy to identify what you need with MLCad.
> But we should be consistent in using or not using the '~' for such parts.
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> 3) As the '~' is used as a flag we should also handle it as that, so if there is
> a partfile in the \parts folder that carry the '~' in front of the
> partdescription the partdescription is assumed to be without the '~' and so the
> first word has to be in the category list or a category has to be mentioned (See
> requirement: http://www.ldraw.org/Article398.html).
> This has also to be decided for the "_" flag for colored parts!
>
> cu
> mikeheide
As I am in the beta testing for the new DATHeader I need to have decisions for
the above questions.
At present many of the above is mixed on the PT.
cu
mikeheide
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| (...) 1) the leading ~ should be enforced for files in parts/s. 2a) a leading ~ is optional for files in parts, but should be present for physical components that are always delivered in combination with another. 2b) we need a better way to deal (...) (15 years ago, 13-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) There is one document that introduced this. (URL) found we have different problems to solve: 1) Usage of the tilde '~' for files in the \s folder. 2) Usage of the tilde '~' for files in the \parts folder 3) Is the tilde '~' part of the (...) (15 years ago, 3-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad)
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