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Re: Mathematical assistance please
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:58:06 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm a much better arithmetician than mathemetician and have hit a wall with
> LSynth.
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> In an attempt to reduce file size, I've written an algorithm that merges hose
> segments together (based on an angle error limit). This dramatically reduces
> file size, but leaves us with a problem.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/temp/synth1_s.bmp
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> The curvature of the hose looks good enough, but the gaps between the segments
> is quite visible.
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> I know what to do, but not quite how......
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/temp/example.bmp
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> I can fill the gaps between the two segments with two 4-4cyli.dat (the
> yellowish green and light blue segments between the two cylindrical dark green
> and dark blue.)
Why not just work out the longest side of the cylinder you need, and extend the
hose segments by that much on each end? That would reduce the file size even
more.
BTW, if you do decide to go with your solution, and come up with a result, you
might consider using the N-Ncyls primitives instead of cylinders, to avoid
overlapping segments. Unfortunately that will increase the file size again as
there is no 4-4cyls primitive :(
ROSCO
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| (...) Hi Roscoe, Thanks for the help. If you extend the cylinders so that the outside edges touch, you will be able to see the overlap.... at small angles, this works because the overlap is small, but at larger angles, the overlap is noticable. I (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Hi, I'm a much better arithmetician than mathemetician and have hit a wall with LSynth. In an attempt to reduce file size, I've written an algorithm that merges hose segments together (based on an angle error limit). This dramatically reduces file (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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