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Re: Help needed with Minifig
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lugnet.cad.dat.models
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Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:27:53 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Joshua Delahunty wrote:
> Tore wrote:
> > I don't feel like installing the whole MLCad package just for the MFGen, so I
> > gave handcrafting in combination with basic Trigonometry another try this
> > morning, and this time I succeeded.
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> <model snipped>
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> Wow, this looks really great.
Thanks. :)
> I have half a mind to texture map some
> (magnified) eyes into the end of the binoculars. I think that would look really
> humorous.
If you don't think of gradient colored irises, it would be 100 times easier with
disc and ring primitives. Texture mapping is great - in other situations than
this.
> In fact, this might be a nice general-use unofficial part, come to think of
> it...
The one I just posted, or binoculars with cartoonically magnified eyes? The one
I just posted is alreay to be officially considered an unofficial shortcut, free
to use and edit at will.
> If I only had more free time... :-(
As my posts the past few day may indicate, I have more free time than I usually
have. The downside to it is that I will have much less income... :-(
/Tore
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Help needed with Minifig
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| (...) You're welcome. (I know I'm in the minority a bit, but...) I'm not a fan of bending mini-figures at the knees and elbows or performing other not-physically possible changes to the bodies when modeling -- why use LEGO elements at all if one is (...) (15 years ago, 28-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Help needed with Minifig
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| (...) <model snipped> Wow, this looks really great. I have half a mind to texture map some (magnified) eyes into the end of the binoculars. I think that would look really humorous. In fact, this might be a nice general-use unofficial part, come to (...) (15 years ago, 27-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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