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Re: Taking shortcuts
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:32:58 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Ronald Vallenduuk wrote:
> As I've recently started creating parts I've been taking a closer look at how
> other parts have been made. I've noticed that sometimes there are overlaps that
> keep the file smaller. My question is: what is more important; having 'correct'
> parts or smaller files?
> For example take a look at npeghol2.dat. The two quads on the outside will
> overlap with rings put on either side of this part. To avoid the overlap there
> should be two quads on either side to follow the ring.
> So what's best? The smallest file or no overlap?
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> Ronald
I'm not a part author, but from a rendering engine author's point of view. Those
kind of overlaps can cause very ugly artifacts during rendering, so imho saving
a couple of bytes (on harddrives containing 1.000.000.000.000 bytes these days!)
is not worth it.
Roland
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| (...) I've never really understood that either. Okay, my first computer came with a 16GB hard drive, so yeah, space was pretty cramped then. My second computer came with a 100GB hard drive, but even after I bought that I was still seeing people (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) I doubt that it is anything to do with file size, but more with the time needed to create a "perfect" part. With a very small number of active authors, there should be a compromise between quantity of parts being created and the quality of (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) I'm replying here in part because your anagramatic names compel me to do so. Anyway, I asked this same basic question a little while back: (URL) given the intervening span of time, I suspect that the prevailing wisdom has changed. However... (...) (16 years ago, 21-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| As I've recently started creating parts I've been taking a closer look at how other parts have been made. I've noticed that sometimes there are overlaps that keep the file smaller. My question is: what is more important; having 'correct' parts or (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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