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Re: How accurate need bricks to be?
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 26 Sep 2002 02:08:05 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Chris Dee wrote:
> Historically we have been even less concerned about the detail on the underside
> of bricks (such as 700). There are so many variants on 1x and 2x bricks, none
> of which have any (known) impact on their functionality, that the parts library
> would be enlarged without enhancing its utility as a CAD building resource [1].
Another problem: by standards, LDraw bricks are modeled with the walls
being 4LDU thick. Most stud-hugging ribs on current versions of bricks
would not protrude outside of a 4LDU wall. So the ribs won't show
unless we make the walls thinner. Which we shouldn't do, because (at
smaller scales) this could lead to bleed-through problems in rendering.
> [1] However, its secondary (IMHO) purpose as a catalogue for precise part
> identification would be enhanced !
Very true. But I think a true Parts History db would be a better way to
obsessively[1] track those variations.
--
Steve
1) I mean 'obsessive' in a good way.
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| (...) Yes, this is the "rule" we try to apply - if the detail is functional, then it should be included, if decorative or an artifact of the moulding process then it may be ignored. So in your two examples, I would expect to see the small lugs on (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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