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Re: Need part number for a dangerous predator
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:20:26 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Lee Gaiteri wrote:
[earlier, John VanZwieten wrote:]
> > In that case, you would be better off replacing ABEC with a quad ABDC and
> > a tri BED. This prevents unsightly rendering holes caused by rounding
> > error.
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> Eh; considering the line in this case is completely vertical, rounding errors
> may be a bit less likely anyway.
Remember, there's no such thing as a completely vertical line in 3D
modeling. As soon as someone views the kitten from any viewpoint other
than straight-on horizontal, your vertical line gets transformed to a
non-vertical.
> I've posted the edger utility at my site. You'll need Java to use it, since
> it's written in Java, but it works. Source is included.
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> http://www.lummoxjr.com/lego/legos.html
Cool! Thanks for posting this. I agree with what John wrote earlier,
about conditional lines being the hardest part of modeling elements in
LDraw.
Steve
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| (...) Indeed. The task was way too daunting for me with all the triangles and quadrilaterals that were in place. (...) This is the sort of case that exists in my cat. On the bottom, back edge of the stud hole, there's a slight raised section in the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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