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Re: Advice please on 4.5V motor part authoring
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lugnet.cad
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Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:57:26 GMT
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:x3I5OAoIAW2mpOrT92WA8zcarxx4@4ax.com...
> In lugnet.cad, Chris Dee wrote:
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> > I have made a good start on modelling the 4.5V motor as a DAT file (hope I've
> > not stolen this from anyone else - but the Parts Tracker seems to be
> > out-of-action). I would appreciate some advice from experienced part authors on
> > how best to proceed. The visible exterior of the motor obviously comprises 3
> > parts -
> > 1. the casing
> > 2. an insert which includes the 1x2x1 connector block end
> > 3. the spindle with cog
> >
> > Should I model these as separate (but incomplete parts - leaving the hidden
> > surfaces missing) or build just one DAT file for the composite ?
> >
> > Chris
>
> I'm not very familiar with the 4.5V electrics. Did the motor only come in
> gray/black, or were there multiple colors available?
>
> For the three motors already modeled, one was done with multiple parts, the
> others as a single part. So there's no clear precedent.
>
> 2986.DAT Electric Technic Micromotor
> - (Remco Braak) all one part
> 71427C01.DAT Electric Technic Mini-Motor 9v
> - (James Jessiman) multiple parts: base, top, spindle
> 2838C01.DAT Electric Technic Motor 9V
> - (John Van Zwieten) all one part
Actually, I authored the 71427C01, not the 2838C01. And I seem to recall
resubmitting the mini-motor with a separate file for the axle portion, so that
it could be easily rotated. I'm not at all sure what became of it though.
-John Van
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