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Re: 30104 Chain - Generate it!
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:55:12 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote:
In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky wrote:
In lugnet.cad, Jaco van der Molen wrote:
While we are talking about that, would it be possible to create a
program/plugin to generate a chain in a model? Perhaps in LSynt or
as plugin in LDDP?

If I recall,  LSynth already does this.  Correct me if I'm worng, Kevin.

Take a peek at the source:

  http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/lsynth/lsynth/lsynth/

You'll see a few references to CHAINs (especially in band.c), but I don't
think it actually includes this particular type of chain.  Since it's
open source, this might be a reasonable feature for someone else to try
and add to lsynth.

Don

Oh yeah, forgot to add this link to the chain generator spreadsheet.

  http://www.sayce-jones.co.uk/lego/cad/chain/index.htm

If you like the spreadsheet method, there's also a net generator and
a hoser spreadsheet there as well.



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  Re: 30104 Chain - Generate it!
 
Thanks, guys, but I'm looking to more physical realism in my renderings than a formulaic (synthesis) approach will deliver. 2 chains will be securing a stack of logs (made of 9 2x2 round bricks) on a train car. Not only do the chain ends attach (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: 30104 Chain - Generate it!
 
(...) Take a peek at the source: (URL) see a few references to CHAINs (especially in band.c), but I don't think it actually includes this particular type of chain. Since it's open source, this might be a reasonable feature for someone else to try (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)

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