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> > The new primitive seems ok, too. Very unusual that it starts from the center and
> > goes from -0.5 to 0.5 in all directions. I don't know if I like it, but I can
> > surely live with it.
>
> I think the box should conform to the same geometry as the other box*
> primitives -- it should range from -1 to +1, not -.5 to +.5.
The way this primitive is designed saves time for the part author (not a
whole lot, but some). Once you have the dimensions you want you just plug
those in directly without having to divide them by two. When you use a
primitive that goes from -1 to +1 you actually have a 2LD unit primitive,
but when you use a primitive that goes from -.5 to .5 you have a 1LD unit
primitive. Another way to do it would be to start at 0 and go to 1, but I
like putting 0 at the center of the primitive better.
Adam
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