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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> This isn't necessary. Just use a ring3 and a ring-4, both with the same
> placement and orientation...
Wouldn't that result in twice as many polys that have to be rendered?
Forgive if that's a dumb question, I ain't much of an author, you know. :-)
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| (...) As a program author, I believe that yes this would result in twice the polygon count. While I aggree that programs should generally do everything they can to make authoring parts easier, I also think that Part Authors ought to keep in mind (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| (...) I'm not a mech. eng. major, myself, so my knowledge of this CAD stuff is just from my math. skills. That said... As I understand it, a "primitive" is supposed to be an *atomic* unit, something boiled down to its essentials. A disc/circle (or (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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