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Re: Is it appropriate to post large models here?
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Fri, 3 Nov 2000 23:44:40 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss writes:
> > In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Brad Hamilton writes:
> > > I've posted two decent sized .dat models here recently (St Marks and the
> > > Baroque Church).
> > > 
> > > Is this appropriate?  Is there any danger of using up too much disk space?
> > 
> > Nah, don't worry about it with small files.  Your "Baroque Church Facade"
> > post was only 47,684 bytes (about 46.5 KB) -- still pretty small.  You'd
> > have to be posting 500 KB files often in order to cause a problem.
> 
> That sounds suspiciously like a challenge.

It's not, no, and I think there have been a couple large parts that were
converted from some other format that were in the neighborhood of that size.

--Todd



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  Re: Is it appropriate to post large models here?
 
(...) The high detail versions of the 8880 wheels where quite large. Surprisingly, the largest part I have in my collection is the floating astronaut picture piece. (26 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
  Re: Is it appropriate to post large models here?
 
(...) Large part files I can understand. I know that (generally) means there are better ways of organizing the file, but some parts can be huge. But models are hard to make large. :) Steve (26 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)

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  Re: Is it appropriate to post large models here?
 
(...) That sounds suspiciously like a challenge. How often is 'often'? 500 KB is in the neighborhood of a 7500 piece model. I currently can't do better than 108 KB, and that would be a fairly gratuitous posting (ie, it's been published elsewhere). (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)

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