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Re: "odd" rings
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Date: 
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:48:18 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, Dean Earley wrote:
Erm...

I need to do a ring with an inner radius of 10 and an outer of 14.
My reckoning means I need a factor of 4 and a ring with an inner
diameter of 2.5. Which doesn't exist.

Can anyone think of a way of doing this with a single ring or do I have
to use an r5 and an r6?

Yes, use 2 rings.  Rings and cones are one of the few exceptions we make
regarding overlapping quads/triangles.

Check out this Excel spreadsheet that will show you the scaling you need to use
for the rings:
http://www.pobursky.com/files/LDrawAuthoringTools.xls

-Orion



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  "odd" rings
 
Erm... I need to do a ring with an inner radius of 10 and an outer of 14. My reckoning means I need a factor of 4 and a ring with an inner diameter of 2.5. Which doesn't exist. Can anyone think of a way of doing this with a single ring or do I have (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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