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On Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:45:03 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
<john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote:
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> Terry K <legoverse@geocities.com> wrote in message
> news:377c79d9.3353124@lugnet.com...
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 15:32:57 GMT, Tore Eriksson
> > <tore.eriksson@mbox325.swipnet.se> wrote:
> >
> > > Jeff Stembel wrote:
> > >
> > > > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Tore Eriksson writes:
> > > > > In December, I made a minifig vest. I can't see it in LDraw. Didn't I
> > > > > submit it, or was it turned down?
> > > > >
> > > > > /Tore
> > > >
> > > > Do you mean part 3840? Hmmm.. Must be, it has your name, and was in • update
> > > > 99-01. :)
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > >
> > > Yes, thanks Jeff!
> > >
> > > I didn't know it has been renumbered. Well, then the question arises again: • how
> > > do we treat [parts with] stickers?
> > > I suggest like this:
> > >
> > >
> > > 0 Minifig Vest with Danger Stripes Stickers
> > > 0 Name: 3840p01.dat
> > > 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 1999
> > > 0 Unofficial Part
> >
> > Stickers are a problem.
> > The current stance is to not accept parts with stickers. Preprinted parts
> > only. This is because there are an infinite number of ways a sticker could • be
> > applied to a piece.
> > In the future, it would be nice to have stickers as separate files, which • the
> > user could place on any piece. But right now, that doesn't work too well, • as
> > the appearance of the sticker is poor.
> > So for now, just plain and printed pieces.
> >
> > -- Terry K --
>
> I think we should allow stickers. Granted they won't look spectacular in
> LDraw or LDLite right now, but they should still come out great in POV-Ray,
> which is what we generally use when we want beautiful output anyway.
>
> The stickers should be offered just like any part, with a thickness equal to
> the actual thickness of the sticker.
>
> Even in LDraw, if the stickers look poor, at least they demonstrate where a
> stickered part should go.
>
> -John Van
If we can figure out a standard for constructing, formatting, and naming them,
no problem. As you said, the real value would be in high-quality renderings.
I would just like to re-iterate that stickers *pre-applied* to pieces is a
no-no. But as separate files, positionable by the user, cool.
-- Terry K --
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| the way i name my "stickers" are simply 0 ~Sticker:Maersk Logo thats an example.of coarse there are litterally millions of stickers, official and unofficial custom. now the "~" is ment for subparts. and if you think bout it, stickers can be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| the way i name my "stickers" are simply 0 ~Sticker:Maersk Logo thats an example.of coarse there are litterally millions of stickers, official and unofficial custom. now the "~" is ment for subparts. and if you think bout it, stickers can be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Terry K <legoverse@geocities.com> wrote in message news:377c79d9.335312...net.com... (...) update (...) how (...) be (...) the (...) as (...) I think we should allow stickers. Granted they won't look spectacular in LDraw or LDLite right now, but (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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