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Re: Ropes, Flex Tubes, Rubber Bands, et. al.
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:13:37 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> Hi All,
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> I've been working diligently on LDrawing my Hudson 4-6-4 Steam Engine
> (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=217947), and am finally
> running up against the seemingly impossible:
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> Is there a way to modify pieces so that they bend and curve? So far, I've
> replaced bent flex-tubing with the hose-segments, which is a pretty good
> simulation (although the texture isn't quite right). The real trick now is how
> to simulate string, or rubber bands, or the like. Are there any suggestions
> for how one can customize the pieces appropriately? Or, alternatively, is
> there a means of ?drawing in? such pieces in an LDRAW-Compatible fashion? As
> you can see, there are a number of places in which making some sort of a
> representation of curved pieces would really add to the overall effect ...
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> Any help, tutorials, or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in
> advance ...
This page has a spreadsheet for modeling curved nets. Perhaps that
might help with modeling string since the real nets are made of string?
http://www.sayce-jones.co.uk/lego/cad/
I always have trouble finding that page because a google search for
ldraw and net doesn't pick it up, but a search for mlcad and net does.
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