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Since this was posted to .cad instead of .cad.dev, here it is again: (...) There is the word "LEGO" on the studs... we could orient pieces so that "LEGO" is right-side up when seen from the front 3/4 view (for pieces with studs up, of course) (...) (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But in POV-Ray you can always add .000...0001 to the y value of the lower surface to make it render correctly (Which makes creating simple scenes much easier). --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) In real life the joins between the curved surfaces are smoothed. I approximated this by drawing the cylinders, but missing out the junction lines you refer to. It is a tricky part to model accurately and has no possible use (IMHO) except (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I didn't vote yet, pending the authors responses to my comments. Chris (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Correcting positioning and rotational errors can be done when/if a part renumbered. Which doesn't really happen all that often (it just seems like it). Steve (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I can understand that -- those thin-wall parts with decoration drive me crazy, because the decoration isn't visible in the default view. (...) I thought about Electric, and I'd be OK with that. (...) I followed the naming precedent from #2625, (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I wondered about that? Is it a problem if the surfaces are the same color? I'm asking because (a) I've used mono-colored coincident surfaces before, and (b) I'm working on one now. The O in the Octan logo is round on the outside, but oval'ed (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36d42e85.12776501@l...et.com>... (...) You are correct. I designed it this way so people could see the pack when viewed from the front, but for actually placing it on a minifig it should be turned around, like the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Here are some notes on pieces I've looked at. I'll post more after I've looked at the others. I'm not claiming I've done a complete review of everything, just looked at some parts in different views, scanned the code for obvious anomolies. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oops, sorry. Steve (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I have not yet finished reviewing the parts, so I haven't voted yet. Steve (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, very much. (...) Y,VM. Steve (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Uh-huh.. Converts capital I to capital I. How eville. Jasper (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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John VanZwieten explained excellently: (...) That's the way to do it! POV-Ray doesn't like coincident surfaces either. /Lars (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) tag? (...) You might be right about this one. It's a small part with rather oddly rounded surfaces. I'll take another look at it. (...) OK, and I'll also implement the use of sub-parts to separate the front face. If anyone has the triangle (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Wow. I at least keep Lego around the house so I can tell myself I play with Ldraw to make records of my son's and my creations :-) A suggestion: if there is a difficult pattern or part you want to work on, ask around here for someone willing to loan (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Chris Dee wrote in message ... (...) (425p01) (...) do (...) redefine (...) with, (...) An example: Adding a white rectangle to a color 16 surface: 1. Delete the color 16 surface from the part. 2. Add the white rectangle. 3. Fill in the area around (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I believe that all bricks, tiles, plates, and all parts with studs on top have y=0 just below the studs and above the "body"? /Lars (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) We already have a convention for this, I think. Parts with studs should have the top of the part (excluding the studs) in the X-Z-plane, and otherwise be centered. Of course, special parts need special rules. An example is the "joystick" (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It seems to be molded as two parts which have been glued or welded. I'm not going to pry mine apart to find a second number. If there is a different official number for this part, our standard would be to use that number.[1] (...) You mean the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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