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Re: Lego units
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lugnet.cad
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Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:18:09 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky writes:
> After digging around for about a hour on Lego CAD websites,
> I'm completely stumped as to what a Leog "unit" translates into
> as far as real world units go (i.e. inches, millimeters, etc.)
> can anyone help me? Thanks
According to the Lego FAQ, the ubiquitous 2x4 brick
is one and a quarter inches long (1.25").
Since's it's four studs long, it's also got a length of 80 (4x20)
LDraw units (LDU). Thus, 80 LDU equals 1.25 inches. Or,
80 LDU = 1.25" = (5/4)"
Dividing both sides by 80, and simplifying the equation,
gives us
1 LDU = (5/320)" = (1/64)"
Thus, one LDraw "unit" is one sixty-fourth of an inch.
Thus, a plate (8 LDU "thick") has a thickness (height)
of 1/8 inch, and a brick has a height of 3/8 inch.
Hope this helps,
Franklin
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| After digging around for about a hour on Lego CAD websites, I'm completely stumped as to what a Leog "unit" translates into as far as real world units go (i.e. inches, millimeters, etc.) can anyone help me? Thanks -Orion (26 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad)
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