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Re: stud3 -- hollow vs filled
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives
Date: 
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:15:54 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, James Mastros wrote:
> > Hello, everyone.
> 
> Hello, James!
> 
> [snip description of situation leading up to the question]
> 
> >   Should I keep inlining the studs (there's only two of them in this case),
> > submit a new primitive along with the updated 71427, or use stud3 on the
> > theory that it's too minor a difference to care about?
> 
> The standard in the LDraw library is to use stud3.dat for all stud3-type
> anti-studs, regardless of whether they are actually hollow or solid.  The reason
> is that it's basically a non-functional difference which is too minor to worry
> about.
> 
> Also, LEGO has changed their molding over time, so some parts have both
> solid-stud3 and hollow-stud3 variations.

Note that FWIW, BrickLink and Peeron and other inventory resources tend not to
get to this level of detail either, they typically do not differentiate this.



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  Re: stud3 -- hollow vs filled
 
(...) Hello, James! [snip description of situation leading up to the question] (...) The standard in the LDraw library is to use stud3.dat for all stud3-type anti-studs, regardless of whether they are actually hollow or solid. The reason is that (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)

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