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(...) How about using: TNNXFFFF.dat Where T is T, NN is the fraction of the major circle, X is I/O for inner or outer, and FFFF is the fractional ratio of tube radius to major radius. I'm suggesting this specific format for the following reasons: 1. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus)
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Paul Easter wrote... (...) Sure, I'm just awaiting the final filename convention, so that I can make a programmatic (versus hardcoded) substitution covering all future primitives released. Something like "NtiFFFF.dat" for "1/N Torus Tube Inner Major (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus)
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(...) I put the POV codes in since I wasn't sure how long it would be before they would be adopted into the parts library. Do you think that this can be easily implimented into L3P? Lars? I have put a few small pictures on my Utilities pages with (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus)
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Other than questioning the practice of putting POV-Ray code in files for the parts library, I've got no problems with the torus files. Steve (...) (24 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus)
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Does anyone have anything to say or add about the torus primitives? I have a few parts in process that use parts of a torus that can be finished up once we decide on a format and file name structure. Any comments are welcome. Some of the parts can (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus) [DAT]
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Sorry about taking so long to reply to this message. I have been working on trying to make a few of these torii mentioned below. (...) That is what I meant. :-) (...) If we worked with the method used for the rings and similar existing primitives, I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | New Primitive: stu27.dat [DAT]
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Here's my proposed primitive for the Duplo top stud (fast-draw version). Note that it is 4 units tall, while a Duplo stud is 11 units tall. So the stud needs to be scaled on its Y by 2.75. This primitive is particularly brainless- the stud4.dat has (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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Here's my proposed primitive for the Duplo top stud. Note that it is 4 units tall, while a Duplo stud is 11 units tall. So the stud needs to be scaled on its Y by 2.75. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com 0 Duplo Stud 0 Name: stud7.dat 0 Author: Tony (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | New Primitive: STU28.DAT: Duplo Bottom Stud (Fast-Draw) [DAT]
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After the optional line discussion from the last few days, I felt ready to do this primitive. It's an 8-sided version of the STUD8.DAT that I posted before. For reference, STUD8.DAT can be found here: (URL) Hafner www.hafhead.com 0 Duplo Bottom Stud (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | 1-4con12.dat, "1-4 Cone 12:13" [DAT]
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Here's another new primitive I'll need for a new part I'm encoding. Thanks, Franklin 0 1-4 Cone 12:13 0 Name: 1-4con12.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain 0 Unofficial Primitive 0 4 16 12 1 0 11.0866 1 4.5922 12.0104 0 4.9749 13 0 0 4 16 11.0866 1 4.5922 (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: 1-8ring3.dat, "1/8 Ring Radius 3:4"
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I had a typo; the correct name is "1-8ring3.dat" (that's "one-dash-EIGHT..." and not "one-dash-FOUR..."). grumble, grumble, grumble (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | 1-4ring3.dat, "1/8 Ring Radius 3:4" [DAT]
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I need this primitive for a new part that I'm encoding. Thanks, Franklin 0 1/8 Ring Radius 3:4 0 Name: 1-4ring3.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain 0 Unofficial Primitive 0 4 16 3.000 0 0.000 2.772 0 1.148 3.696 0 1.531 4.000 0 0.000 4 16 2.772 0 1.148 (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus)
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(...) Because I was thinking that each section covered 90-degrees of the major circle. Otherwise, they'd be named 16t*0301.dat, since each is 1/16 of a complete torus. (I suppose they could be described as 1/8 of an inner (or outer) torus, but I (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Torus primitive discussion. was( Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus)
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(...) Hello, Torus comments are welcome from anyone who it may affect. I'm sure there are others out there that will use these when they become familiar with them. (...) Ok, give it a throw... :-) (...) Yes, I am afraid so. (...) I can agree to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Request: Hi-res 1-4ndis.dat
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Yes. Thank you, Franklin. I just discovered that I missed the 2000-02 update...! :-o /Tore (...) -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Request: Hi-res 1-4ndis.dat [DAT]
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(...) You mean this one? Franklin 0 Disc Negative 48 0.25 0 Name: 48\1-4ndis.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Official LCAD Primitive - 2000-02 Update 0 3 16 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.9914 0 0.1305 3 16 1 0 1 0.9914 0 0.1305 0.9659 0 0.2588 3 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Request: Hi-res 1-4ndis.dat
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Anyone? (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Duplo parts?
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts Steve Bliss wrote... (...) Yup... :) (...) There is: Primitive substitution! I found out that we (mis)use stud4.dat by scaling its height by 5 in bricks! (and other factors in other parts) If I add a rounded edge to (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Updated Primitive - 1-8t0102 1/8 torus, 1-inner Radius, 2-outer radius
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Paul (et al), Sorry I haven't replied to this message, I've been meaning to, but I didn't want to rush out a quick reply without thinking things through. I'm not sure I've thought things through thoroughly, but I thought I'd at least throw this out. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | New Primitive: Stud4du.dat Duplo bottom tube [DAT]
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I'm not terribly familiar with the naming conventions for parts, so I expect this will need a different name and/or filename... This is the bottom tube for Duplo parts. Note that it is not just a doubled System tube. The inner diameter is (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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