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Re: Yet another Part name and number wanted ;-)
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:23:02 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
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> Steve Bliss <steve.bliss@home.com> writes:
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> > I'd rather go with
> > Plant Leaves 3 x 3 Bamboo
> > This will make it easier for people to find the part.
I'm a "people", and it'd confuse the blazes outta me. ;-)
> With a name like that, I would probably never find the part! ;-)
Ditto. ;-)
> I would also be very confused by the "3x3" part.
Megaditto. ;-)
> I'm, sure the "footprint" of the part is 3x3,
> but it's still basically
> a round 1x1 brick with something attached, • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> so I would prefer a name which reflects this.
> We have become used to this way of describing parts • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> in LDraw by now.
Sorry, Steve, but I wholeheartedly agree with Fredrik on this.
The only "compromise" I can think of is:
"Plant Brick 1 x 1 Round with Three Leaves".
This way, it gets filed into the "Plant" Category
(which is what Steve was specifically aiming for, I believe),
but Fredrik and I will still be able to find it
("Look for a plant piece that's a 1x1 round brick
with three leaves sticking out of it...").
Thanks,
Franklin
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 | | Re: Yet another Part name and number wanted ;-)
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| (...) With a name like that, I would probably never find the part! ;-) But then again, I'm not a botanist, and didn't know that they were actually bamboo. I would also be very confused by the "3x3" part. I'm, sure the "footprint" of the part is 3x3, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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