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Re: New Part: 3437peye.dat: Duplo Brick 2 x 2 with Eyes Pattern on Two Sides
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:20:24 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Tony Hafner writes:
> Here is a Duplo 2x2 with eyes on both sides.  It's a fairly common piece,
> and I thought it would be a great first printed piece for me to do from scratch.
> 
> I don't know why I thought this was a good piece to start with.  This was a
> major pain, what with all the negative curves inside other curves... but it
> looks great!
> 
> There's a preview shot up at:
>  http://www.hafhead.com/lego/cad/index.html
> 
> Anyway, this isn't *quite* finished.  These issues need to be addressed:
>  #1: I don't know which primitive to use for the top stud.  This piece uses
> a scaled-up stud4.dat, which in my opinion is the perfect dimensions.

Looks OK to me. If we decide later to change the dimensions it will be simple to
do.
>  #2: Do we have a range of pattern numbers set aside for Duplo?  I need a
> pattern designator.

I'd like to work on some patterned pieces, too. I'll post the ones I'm working
on to Tore's part tracker (probably the large lion or panda head first)

>  #3: Someone else (Don Rogerson) modeled the binding splines in his Duplo
> part as being narrower (3x4 instead of 4x4).  That looks like it is more
> accurate, so I'll probably make that change.

Cool, Tony. I'll proceed with these standards in my future models.

> 



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  New Part: 3437peye.dat: Duplo Brick 2 x 2 with Eyes Pattern on Two Sides  [DAT]
 
Here is a Duplo 2x2 with eyes on both sides. It's a fairly common piece, and I thought it would be a great first printed piece for me to do from scratch. I don't know why I thought this was a good piece to start with. This was a major pain, what (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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