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Re: LEGO Universe parts cleanup etiquette
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Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:24:32 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Lee Gaiteri wrote:
> I have two authored parts under my belt, but both of them were modeled strictly
> by eye and patience. Now with the LEGO Universe Team releasing part files in
> need of cleanup I feel like I can contribute more. I've been working on cleaning
> up a part (44358) that I wanted to use in my own model, but I'm unclear on the
> etiquette for handling this, so I have some questions.
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> 1) Should I be contacting somebody in particular to signal that I'm working on
> the piece, or editing the wiki page, or just work on it and submit it to the
> tracker?
If the part is on the wiki pages it would be a good hint for others to modify
that page with the comment "cleansing in process".
If not, just upload to the PT if you are ready.
> I've already confirmed the contributor agreement of course. The wiki
> page suggests I edit the item on the page while cleansing it, and delete it
> after submission to the parts tracker, but I'm not sure if that's what people
> are doing as standard practice;
Should be standard practice, but I am not sure all contributors knows that
pages.
> I'm also not sure if I need an account on the
> wiki to edit the page, since my ldraw.org account doesn't seem to be recognized
I am also unsure here, but I think your rights have to be set in the wiki
explicit.
> there. (Based on the way I've read this, I assume the procedure would be to
> submit to the tracker and then delete the item from the wiki. I'd just like more
> clarity before I do so so I'm not stepping on anyone's toes.)
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> 2) Bricklink, Peeron, and TLG use radically different names for the part. The
> name used by TLG is a little too short and doesn't seem to fit the pattern used
> by other LDraw parts. When in doubt, should I always go with Peeron's name? Or
> perhaps, since this is more modified tile than modified plate, should I use
> Peeron's name as a base and just change "Plate" to "Tile"?
We try to keep the naming mostly from Peeron, but also often we generate our own
name if the given name by the three mentioned institutions is to specific
related to a theme instead describing the part itself.
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> 3) I'm a little unsure on where to place the origin. I tried to look this up by
> part family; 44358 is a modified tile in spirit, but Peeron calls it a plate,
> Bricklink calls it a cylinder, and TLG just calls it a saucer. Looking at other
> modified tiles, most of them use the tile top as the origin, with very few
> exceptions (2432, Tile 1 x 2 with Handle, being one of them). Modified plates do
> the same, setting the origin at the top of the plate where the studs rise. The
> entire part is 48 LDU high and has no studs on top. Based on the modified tiles
> and plates I have looked at, I picked the center top of the tile as the origin.
> Is this generally agreed on as a good choice?
I would place the origin at this part at exacly the place you have done. If
there is nobody complaining about this origin place - it is a good choice.
Otherwise you will see the comments on the PT one you have uploaded that part.
I hope this answers some of your questions.
Keep doing.
cu
mikeheide
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