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Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 06:38:54 GMT
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I realize that primitives which are sized to 1LDU are easier to use, but a
set of primitives which don't all use the same sizing are *harder* to use
overall, because the author has to remember which sizing to use for which
primitives.

Steve

You're right about that, but if you look at the primitives not all are based
on a 2x2x2 cube, some are based on a 2x1x2 cube, or a 1x1x2 cube(maybe).
Not to mention some have top and side faces, missing lines on two sides,
ect.  To use them logically you still have to look at the primitive before
using it (unless it's one you use a lot).  The naming conventions are not
very clear, but supposedly you should be able to look at the name and
determine the primitives configuration.

Adam



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  Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
 
(...) My Primitives Reference ((URL) linked from the LDraw FAQ, was intended to help in this respect. It is missing some of the more recent additions, but I'm sure I sent an updated version to Jacob, sometime back. I'll review it again and re-send. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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  Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
 
[followups set to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) Looks like box.dat is the only one based on a 2x2x2 cube, all the other box*.dat primitives are 2x1x2, Y[0,1]. So this new primitive should be written the same way. (...) Clear naming would be nice, but we (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
 
(...) I realize that primitives which are sized to 1LDU are easier to use, but a set of primitives which don't all use the same sizing are *harder* to use overall, because the author has to remember which sizing to use for which primitives. Steve (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)

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