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(...) Thanks for the quick answer. When going through some existing parts to make these BFC certified, I came across part 2428, which seems to be created with hollow centerstuds, but the inside is missing. I'll change these to stud3's instead of (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Since there is no difference in functionality, LDraw should stay with only solid stud3's. If we introduce a hollow version, that will lead to confusion. Steve (20 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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A few years ago TLC changed the design of the small centerstuds at the bottom of many bricks to hollow (to save material). (See 1xN plates and bricks, but also many other parts) For parts that exist with both the hollow and the solid centerstuds the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Yes, use 2 rings. Rings and cones are one of the few exceptions we make regarding overlapping quads/triangles. Check out this Excel spreadsheet that will show you the scaling you need to use for the rings: (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Erm... I need to do a ring with an inner radius of 10 and an outer of 14. My reckoning means I need a factor of 4 and a ring with an inner diameter of 2.5. Which doesn't exist. Can anyone think of a way of doing this with a single ring or do I have (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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