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Re: How accurate need bricks and patterns to be?
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:08:05 GMT
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Imre Papp wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Dave Schuler writes:
> > In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky writes:
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> > > For discussion about stickers:
> > >
> > > I found this on the PT:
> > > 1. The sticker is a 0.25 LDU thin box (or whatever shape is the
> > > sticker), the pattern is on the top of the box.
> > > 2. The box is not a real box, because it has no edge lines, since
> > > it is unnecessary to emphasize edge of the sticker.
> > > 3. The color of the thin box corresponds to background color of the
> > > sticker pattern.
> > > 4. The sticker pattern is modelled by real colors, they are
> > > unmodifiable from outside, so there are no 16 color lines.
> > > 5. The name of the part file begins with 'Sticker ...', thus this
> > > implies the introduction of a new category.
> >
> > Here's something I've been batting around in my head, but I don't
> > know if it's consistent with the sensibilities of the LDraw
> > community, nor if it is really compatible with the existing software.
> >
> > [...]
> > Thoughts?
> That's me who wrote the quoted statements when I started to model some
> stickers. Then I have made some sample pictures
> (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=11384)in L3p and Pov-
> Ray and I detected the same seam [:-)]problem you have mentioned.
I agree with your orientation and part numbering and also with the de-
scription. This should be an impulse to make a convention for naming
and orientation of Stickers. Another problem is, how I can find out the
part number when I have used the sticker and dont have the origin paper
where they were sticked.
> Now my stickers are .25 LDU height and the origin is always at the
> center of underside plane of the sticker's thin box. If we don't
> consider L3p and Pov-Ray representation for a minute (i.e. we don't
> bother with adjusting seams), then I believe this is the right place
> of the sticker's origin (= on the bottom plate).
>
> [...]
CU BB
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Sticker parts numbers (was Re: How accurate ....)
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| (...) Where we stil have access to the sticker sheet I believe there was agreement to use the sticker sheet number with a one-letter suffix for each unique sticker on the sheet. Hence 168135a et seq submitted to the PT by Imre Papp. A brief review (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How accurate need bricks and patterns to be?
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| (...) Hi Dave, That's me who wrote the quoted statements when I started to model some stickers. Then I have made some sample pictures ((URL) L3p and Pov-Ray and I detected the same seam [:-)]problem you have mentioned. Now my stickers are .25 LDU (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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