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(...) However, if there is a general feeling that a sphere primitive with an even distibution of triangles is a far better option, I'm prepaired to withdraw my submission (made August 22th) in favour for a 4 decimal places version the primitive (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Please tell me what the benefit is of your even distribution of triangles over the currend distribution whith 9 quads and 4 triangles? To my opinion, this factor alone doesn't seem to result into any severe deformations in renderings with (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) Following an initiative by Axel Poqué, I've resubmitted an improved version of the original 1-8sphe.dat primitive for the next update. This version still has 9 quads and 4 triangles, but coplanarity and meeting the surface of the sphere falls (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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I'm sorry for breaking my reply up intp little pieces, but for an unnown reason I'm not able to post any long message to Lugnet for the past 4 days. (...) Please make that 4 decimal places, for all the other curved primitives that the 1-8sphe.dat (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) I think these should have 4 decimal places, as with the majority of the circular primitives. The reason for this is that there is often a need to use 3DPs in parts. Where these include circular primitives and scale them up by a factor of 10 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:ni4kssg6gejoaju...4ax.com... (...) on (...) files (...) I actually looked at all of the files that contain the string sphe while checking to see the results of my primitive substitution (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) I think your both of your files are significant improvements over the existing primitives. My only concern is the possible impact changing the primitive could have on other files, where surfaces intersect spheres, but not at the edges of the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Alternative possible hi-res sphere primitive [DAT]
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Please read my previous post regarding a possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat. This post will make more sense if you do. Once I got my sphere tesselation algorithm to work, it was straightforward to generate a hi-res version of the sphere primitive. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat [DAT]
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I started a discussion on the .dev group regarding sphere tesselation a little while back, and it came out that there is some dissatisfaction with the current sphere primitive. I have finished the code which generates a replacement sphere primitive, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Parts Request
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(...) Accually there is: the 4 x 4 base the 4 x 4 tall base (this is the one I have a mock-up of) the middle mast section the upper mast section, also used as a bowspirit on older ships and then the newer bowspirit piece used on things like the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) There's the 4x4 base brick, the large mast section, the medium mast section, the small mast section, and the bowsprit mast. At least, I seem to remember that it goes like that. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I have mock-ups of both these in both sizes if you want them (...) Which piece do you want? I have a mock-up of one of the base pieces if you are interested in it. (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) [DAT]
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"Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G14Fq9.59J@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks. Here it is again, with the ring3.dat file used in place of the quarter rings: 0 Electric Light & Sound Colored Globe 0 Name: 4773.dat 0 Author: Thomas (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I have these on my "todo"(planned) lists. If someone else is working on them let us know. (...) Not sure which piece this is. (...) On my todo list as well. I do have a mock-up on there too. (...) Paul (URL) (finished parts) (URL) (in process) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts request 6505
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Has anyone done a 6505 Gear box, 4 x 2 x 4 (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I was wondering if the following parts are/will be offered: 1. pirate ship bow 2. pirate ship stern 3. pirate ship mast 4. rock raiders canopy (bars) Thanx (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [lego/lcad] new primitive 1-8sphc.dat - 1/8 sphere cut off (aka rounded corner) [DAT]
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Doing this "job search" thing must be frying my brain. :-P Steve, I finally realized what you were saying, and that my file wasn't correct, so I've fixed the DAT file. Here's the fixed version. It's been re-centered and re-aligned. Please LMKWYT, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe)
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(...) Actually, for historical reasons, the "4-4ring3.dat" primitive is named "ring3.dat". Chris (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) [DAT]
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I just noticed that part 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) seems to have a few problems. There are two gaps around the outside (the top one is extremely narrow). Oddly enough, one of the gaps is caused by the fact that the outside cylinder is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 30473 (Baseplate 32 x 32 Canyon Plate Without Island)
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(...) Thanks! I learned a lot doing this one. I'd definitely recommend modifying an existing part as a way to begin. I didn't even need to add anything except studs, which I copied. I used ML-CAD - is this what most part authors recommend, or is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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