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Hi Jaco,
I started out on the wrong approach to synthesized hoses and rubber bands,
where I used LDraw parts to create the bands and tubes. In most cases I
don't need new parts, I just need to use a cylinder (or square) primitive
and scale it as need be. I've known this for a while, but have not had time
to implement it yet. This also allows variable resolution, which can give
you a lot of control on file size.
It is one of my top prioritites.
One of my models was over 20 megs big, it contains 18 rubber bands, 75
pneumatic hoses, and 18 electric cables. It uncovered a lot of performance
problems in LPub, which I now have fixed.
7359A and B are now on the todo list.
Thanks,
Kevin
In lugnet.cad.dev, Jaco van der Molen writes:
> OK! I downloaded it again and it works!
>
> What I do not understand though is why the fiber optic cable in the example
> has to be almost 2 Mb?
> And all files seem rather large. Like the rubber band that spans 2 wheels
> (lsynth_band2 in the example file). Can the straight pieces not be one small
> segment stretched? You can do this by hand of course, but if the program
> could figure that out, it would be great!
>
> It is a great program. I especially like the option to create chains.
>
> What will be the future of it? Will it be able to synthesize
> 73590B.DAT Hose Flexible 8.5L with Tabs (Complete Assembly Shortcut)
> 73590A.DAT Hose Flexible 8.5L without Tabs (Complete Assembly Shortcut)
>
> Thanks Kevin!
>
> Jaco
>
> "Ron Sedlmeyer" <rons@cisco.com> schreef in bericht
> news:H8poA3.6FB@lugnet.com...
> >
> > Your download link
> >
> > http://www.users.qwest.net/~kclague/lsynth/LSYnth_setup.exe
> >
> > is 404 (not found).
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > In lugnet.announce, Kevin Clague writes:
> > > I'm pleased to announce the internet release of LSynth 2.0, a bendable • part
> > > synthesizer for the LDraw family of CAD tools.
> > >
> > > 2.0 synthesizes:
> > > Ribbed hoses
> > > Flex-System hoses
> > > Flexible axles
> > > Pneumatic hoses
> > > Electric cables
> > > Fiber Optic Cables
> > > Rubber bands
> > > Rubber Treads
> > > Chains
> > > Plastic Tread Chains
> > >
> > > The rubber bands, treads and chains are new to 2.0.
> > >
> > > Rubber bands support as many pulleys as you want, with pulleys inside and
> > > outside the band. LSynth also supports rubber bands that cross over • themselves.
> > >
> > > Chains and treads have similar capabilities.
> > >
> > > You can get LSynth at http://www.users.qwest.net/~kclague
> > >
> > > This program is described in our new book <a
> > > href="http://www.syngress.com/catalog/sg_main.cfm?pid=2400">"LEGO • Software
> > > Power Tools"</a> by Syngress Publishing.
> > >
> > > Enjoy!
> > >
> > > Kevin
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