![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: 11-16 primitives?
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Hi Steve, (...) One reason: the Parts Tracker still doesn't like >8 names :( Philo (15 years ago, 25-Sep-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: 11-16 primitives?
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(...) I ditto Phillippe's primary suggestion: use multiple files. It's good for multiple reasons. However, the current standards allow at least 25 characters in the filename, so is there a reason to worry about a 9 character primitive name? Steve (15 years ago, 25-Sep-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: 11-16 primitives?
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(...) I would suggest avoiding the problem completely by using a 2-4edge + 3-16edge... In other instances the name was shortened: 3-16cone19 --> 3-16co19 11-48ring19 --> 11-48r19 Philo (15 years ago, 25-Sep-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | 11-16 primitives?
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What would be the suggested name for an 11-16 primitive for a cylinder or edge line since 11-16 contains 5 letters and tacking on edge or cyli at the end would give a 9 letter name? (15 years ago, 22-Sep-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | Reverse Ratio torus naming convention
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I have endorsed the Primitive Generator's naming convention for "reverse ratio" tori (toruses) with a minor update to the Primtives Reference ((URL) of the form r{ff}o{rrrr}.dat represent the outer section of a torus where the minor radius is (...) (15 years ago, 21-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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