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Subject: 
Re: Fixing the liftarms
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:30:31 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Timothy Gould wrote:
> Hi all (and especially Chris Dee),
> 
> I find the inconsistency in the naming of liftarms in LDraw to be quite
> frustrating and was wondering whether or not it would be worth setting a
> standard name class and sticking to it.
> 
> Here's a sample list:
> 
> Technic beam 11
> Technic beam 4x0.5
> Technic liftarm 1x2 (even though it's also half thick)
> Technic liftarm 1x3 straight
> 
> I'd be quite happy to go through the list and rename them to a standard format
> if I knew that it would be useful. I'd prefer to have a good format first
> though.

When I standardized the headers of the certified parts at the PT back in August
2008 I tried to rename them as following:

"1 x 1" are called Beams
example: http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/32278.dat

"1 X 0.5" are called liftarm
example: http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/32017.dat

Be aware that only certified parts apply to this scheme.

My 0.2 euro, w.



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: Fixing the liftarms
 
(...) Excellent Willy. That's awesome. I still hate the names but at least they're consistent. Tim (18 years ago, 21-Jan-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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  Fixing the liftarms
 
Hi all (and especially Chris Dee), I find the inconsistency in the naming of liftarms in LDraw to be quite frustrating and was wondering whether or not it would be worth setting a standard name class and sticking to it. Here's a sample list: Technic (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jan-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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