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Re: Question about creating Cone 4 x 4 x 3 for LDraw
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Mon, 31 May 2004 12:29:24 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Niels Karsdorp wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Niels Karsdorp wrote:
> > As I was building set 358 Rocket Base in MLCad I noticed that the Cone 4 x 4 x 3
> > (http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x483) does not exist, not even on the PT. I
> > also want to build trainset 725 in MLCad, which also uses this cone.
> > As I don't own this part myself I can not create it. Does any of the parts
> > authors own this cone and is willing to create a dat-file for it?
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> I happened to get me a seccond hand trainset 725, including two of these cones.
> So I have started on creating this part for LDraw.
> By looking at the orientation of the stud and the inner details it seems that
> this part was creating 45 degrees rotated.
> Now should I create this part as the original design (users will have to rotate
> the part 45 degrees before it can be attached to say a 4x4 plate) or should I
> create this part 45 degrees rotated (so users can attach the part straight away
> to say a 4x4 plate) ?
I don't really want a part rotated 45 degrees from direction it's going to
be placed. The Ldraw 'A' command works in 90 degree angles. That's why I
chose the orientation I did for the mockup. Plus it matches the other cones.
I'd say leave the part with a normal orientation, and just rotate the fins
and the topstud so the logo sits at a 45 degree angle when placed. I think
that'd be best for the part users. That's who the part is for.
Don
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