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Re: BBB wheels
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 01:34:28 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Ross Crawford wrote:


   I think it should be possible to reduce the size by a factor of at least 10, I • will post my efforts here (and send them to Ben) when complete.


Hi,

I wonder what would happen if:
  1. I converted the BBB file back into 3DS format with 3DWin
  2. Opened it in MAX and exported as ASE
  3. Ran it through Stefan Gustavson’s new ase2dat converter?
http://www.itn.liu.se/~stegu/lego/ase2dat/

I wonder how the file size would compare..

Yeah, I know, a long workaround that requires a few thousand dollars of software.. But for a non-ldraw author like me (who has the software), what the hey? I’ll give it a shot when I get the chance..

Darrell



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  Re: BBB wheels
 
Er... Never mind. I did it for one part (URL) (original file size 661K) and came up with this one: (URL) - new file size 970K. So the added generations did something funky to the filesize. Oh well, worth a shot! Darrell (20 years ago, 18-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)

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(...) Just to clarify, yes they are usable, but at over 600K and 10000 lines each, they use some serious resources when rendering. I unfortunately don't have a computer with a huge amount of resources, and I don't think it's necessary. I assume they (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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