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(...) So would be be alright to make the M:Tron torso be 974p068.dat, to maintain that consistency? Steve (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Chris Dee <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FBoGA9.MAy@lugnet.com... (...) Except that some pXX numbers are consistent across a theme. All the M:Tron patterned parts are XXXXp68, for example. This makes them easier to remember. -John (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) that (...) and (...) numbers (...) which (...) problem (...) a (...) If we must make this move, let's use up the gaps - I suggest 974 - as close to the arms as the hip piece is to the legs - but I guess it makes little difference. This would (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[crossposted to lugnet.faq and lugnet.cad.dev, followup-to set to lugnet.faq] Looking at the LDraw FAQ, it looks like a new level of organization is needed, above the current levels. More precisely, a large number of the topics should be grouped (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) So waittaminut. I read you writing that 9326 *was* a number for the composite torso-with-arms-and-hands, but is not any longer used for that purpose. The 9xxx numbers were an earlier composite range. New parts are made with 5-digit numbers. So (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There is still a 'primitives committee' which discusses new primitives before they are released. We decided awhile ago to not introduce new primitive files, until/unless they were actually used in a file. Which is why the ldraw/p/ directory (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Coz they didn't? The nut is a unique part, as far as I can tell. It is round, and ribbed on the outside (ribs parallel to the axle), and I've never seen a part that could be machined down to make it. (well, not easily, you could probably (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Chris, you seem to by the "torso guy" around here, so if you have a good plan for those pieces, then go for it. And on another note, it has come to my attention that 9326 is NOT the torso number. I really hate to say this, but we need to move (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That is the same question I had about the construction. :-) And I liked Joshua's logic about the number. It groups them numerically very nicely, and saves using 3-digit #'s, so why not? (...) I would think so - without actually seeing the (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Why not post it to dat.parts? -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I wish I knew for a _fact_ that this is (was) the case, but I can't say so with any certainty. I would suppose that using an existing mold to create an axle, and then cutting threads into the element, makes a lot more sense than trying to (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ok, I've made significant progress on this part (Thanks John! Thanks Steve!). In the process, I have made 3 "new" primitives (actually modifications of existing ones): 1-4con1 1-4ring3 1-4ring10 These were necessary to maintain the geometry, though (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Ok, I've made significant progress on this part (Thanks John! Thanks Steve!). In the process, I have made 3 "new" primitives (actually modifications of existing ones): 1-4con1 1-4ring3 1-4ring10 These were necessary to maintain the geometry, though (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) without (...) too, (...) The 3 refers to the inner radius of the cone. All cone primitives (like ring primitives) are made with an outer radius which is 1 LDU greater than the inner radius. So a con3.dat would have inner-radius 3 and outer (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK. It's uploaded. Follow the links above. The "Rings" tab will help to pinpoint the best ring/cone primitives to use for a particular scale. It includes Y scaling, for those times when you have to overlap two primitives to make things fit. (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) What does the numeral at the end of the name signify? (1-4con'3') If I make a cone that matches the slop I need for the canopy, how would I determine what to call it? --Karim (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:3739a571.374265...net.com... (...) slope (...) Well by all means, please do. When I finally get around to finishing my quad/line segment intersection worksheet, I'll send you that as well (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Rilly? Those axles were machined after they were molded, to add the threads? Cool. Steve (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) (URL), or go to (URL) and click the link. I don't think I uploaded the version with the cone-sizing page... (...) Especially in 1-4 and 1-8 versions. (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, I have all four colors:) (...) Duh, that would be true. I guess we wouldn't have to worry about running out of numbers for at least another few years :) Oh, and you gonna work on any of the Star Wars torsos?? Ryan "Build or build not. (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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