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Re: I'm getting leery (was Re: L3P Idea)
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lugnet.cad
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Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:44:36 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Jeff Boen writes:
> Before we start heading off into having .DAT versions of every possible .POV
> option, I'd keep in mind that .DAT's are not meant to be .POV-port specific.
> .DAT's are CAD model files, and James' intention was to create a catalog of
> Lego elements, so I'd keep L3P on track to simply convert the "tangible"
> portions of a .DAT file into .POV format. (I'm already getting a little leery
> of things such as puffs of smoke and clouds in .DAT format since I've never
> pulled a puff of smoke from a polybag. I'd use a .POV modeller for that stuff.)
I agree. POV commands are great for cleaning up the geometry. This was
what I was really hoping for. However, if the command set is flexible
enough for users to make their own custom parts for their private
collections to do special effects that they really like, then let them,
share them if they like. I would not want a "smoke puff" in the official
library, it's not a Lego part.
For what it's worth.
-Chuck
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 | | Re: I'm getting leery (was Re: L3P Idea)
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| I agree that a smoke puff shouldn't be in the library of Lego parts, since it isn't a Lego part and it is POV specific. However, having a directory of POV-specific .dat files for POV rendering is a perfectly reasonable thing for POV users to have, (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | I'm getting leery (was Re: L3P Idea)
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| (...) For what it's worth, I think I'd avoid taking L3P in this direction. I see L3P for what it is, a .DAT to .POV conversion tool, used for verts, lines, faces, etc. Before we start heading off into having .DAT versions of every possible .POV (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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