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"Manfred Moolhuysen" <moom@nospamchello.nl> wrote in message news:G1AHn2.3Ir@lugnet.com... (...) on (...) opinion, (...) number (...) The even distribution of points means that the polygons involved stay closer to the surface of an actual sphere at (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) However, if there is a general feeling that a sphere primitive with an even distibution of triangles is a far better option, I'm prepaired to withdraw my submission (made August 22th) in favour for a 4 decimal places version the primitive (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Please tell me what the benefit is of your even distribution of triangles over the currend distribution whith 9 quads and 4 triangles? To my opinion, this factor alone doesn't seem to result into any severe deformations in renderings with (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Following an initiative by Axel Poqué, I've resubmitted an improved version of the original 1-8sphe.dat primitive for the next update. This version still has 9 quads and 4 triangles, but coplanarity and meeting the surface of the sphere falls (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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I'm sorry for breaking my reply up intp little pieces, but for an unnown reason I'm not able to post any long message to Lugnet for the past 4 days. (...) Please make that 4 decimal places, for all the other curved primitives that the 1-8sphe.dat (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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