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Subject: 
Re: Fixing the liftarms
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:38:25 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Willy Tschager wrote:
> 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.

Excellent Willy. That's awesome.

I still hate the names but at least they're consistent.

Tim



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  Re: Fixing the liftarms
 
(...) 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: (URL) X 0.5" are called liftarm example: (URL) aware that only certified parts apply to (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jan-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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