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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, Steve Bliss writes:
> Maybe I'm blind (really, just ask my optometrist), but I don't see where
> such a 'bagel torus' would be used on the jetpack. Could you
> elaborate/specify a bit?
Yes, I can. If you have taken a look at the rough mockups I posted in
CAD/PARTS, you will see a reference to a subfile called "fettorus.dat".
This is in fact the primitive in question (although scaled up by a factor of
8), and it is used as the perimeter of the top of the helmet. It seems that
in the LEGO Star Wars Universe, the Fetts have flat heads. Maybe that's why
they're so ruthless. ;^)
> I suppose we should have thought of the 1:1 torus when we worked out the
> name-format. You can't win them all, eh?
Don't worry, I think the system, once learned, is a good one. Torii are
pretty complicated shapes to confine to 8+3 dos filenames... I think this
is probably the best compromise to maintain continuity in LDRAW.
Personally, I'm thinking "t04o9999.dat" is probably the best route to go,
without completely revamping the whole torus-name format. After all,
"t04o3333.dat" isn't strictly accurate, either, but it's easily understood.
So let me know when the verdict is in, and I'll submit the primitive (in
it's corrected form, of course).
Thanks,
Tim Romine
AFOL for life
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| (...) :-/ (...) My spreadsheet gives me an error when I try to give it 1 for the major radius, however, If I give it 1.000001(or something like that) it gives me a workable file. The file name is of course t04o0000.dat (.9999 would have rounded to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| (...) Maybe I'm blind (really, just ask my optometrist), but I don't see where such a 'bagel torus' would be used on the jetpack. Could you elaborate/specify a bit? I suppose we should have thought of the 1:1 torus when we worked out the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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