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Re: Modeling String
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Date: 
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:45:44 GMT
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Maybe you could use my rubberbelt generator and remove unneeded portions ?
(www.philohome.com/rubberbelt/rubberbelts.htm). The version that uses
cylinder primitive could use a "braided primitive" with the same dimensions.



In lugnet.cad, Larry Pieniazek writes:
I would like to model some LEGO string. Has this been done before? Do people
have suggestions on how to do it?

The string doesn't have to be too high fidelity, just a thin (but non zero
thickness) straight black line, as it will be taut between two tangential
points when rendered. Mostly I'm looking to see something representative in
POVray when I render.

I suppose I could use a tubing segment, scaled down to the correct thickness
and stretched in length but if something else was available that would be great.



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  Modeling String
 
I would like to model some LEGO string. Has this been done before? Do people have suggestions on how to do it? The string doesn't have to be too high fidelity, just a thin (but non zero thickness) straight black line, as it will be taut between two (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad)

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