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Re: Part building advice - too many triangles/quads?
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:18:47 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Lee Gaiteri wrote:
The current files are about 2.2K for the main part, 29.2K for the subpart.

Anyway I'm wondering if the sheer number of surfaces is just too many.

The part looks great.  As far as file size, I don't think 29.2K is too large at
all, especially for a complicated curvy part like this.  Others may disagree but
I thinl that quality should never be sacrificed for file size concerns.

-Orion



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  Re: Part building advice - too many triangles/quads?
 
(...) Lee: I tend to think the same thing. File size is important in that it impacts load times, render times, memory consumption while editing designs and etc., but it's not like there are going to be scads of models (unless someone CADs up a chef (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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  Part building advice - too many triangles/quads?
 
I've been working on 6898.dat, the cook's hat, and I think I nearly have a finished part to submit. The hat of course is in reality a more "sculpted" piece without true 8-way symmetry, but I decided for simplicity to make it symmetrical. The bottom (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)

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