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(...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Kevin, (...) What about using 4-4cyls primitives placed to the end of hose segments? Scale their length to (hose diameter)*tan(angle/2). See example for a 30° angle: (URL) and (URL) know, this is not a full solution, you need to rotate the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Changing camera location in LPub
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Oh, of course! ROTSTEP! Thanks Kevin. --Ryan (...) (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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(...) Thanks! When rendering single images (entire model), the camera globe coordinates affect the rendered results. When rendering building instructions, MLCAD's ROTSTEP meta command controls camera location (or model rotation. Who can tell the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I just downloaded LPub 2.2.0.1 — what a great program! — and I was wondering why changing the latitude or longitude of the camera doesn't affect camera location in the renderings. Is there something I'm overlooking? Thanks! --Ryan (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Matt, The axle size is supposed to match the axle ends. Kevin (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks for your help Kevin, I've now got it working! I don't want to sound picky, but the axles pieces that have been created are just slightly larger in diameter than the LS40 part. Is this correct, or should the connected axle and end parts (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Matt, LS40.dat is not a hose constraint (axle constraint). It is provided to you to put ends on your flexible axles. The second example you provide is the correct one. Simply add LS40.DAT on each end of the axle, and you have a complete (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Change to existing policy regarding the subfiling of dithered colors
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(...) Maybe. I think I was in the past and I wanted to go check that I wasn't, so I thought I'd post the link, just in case. (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) To be honest, I suspect that if you aren't a hard-core reviewer, you're probably not holding anything due to dithering. Maybe I'm just being cynical, though. --Travis Cobbs (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hard core reviewers know this already, of course, but those of us who don't review as much can use this link (URL) to find reviews they've done, including all the holds, so they can see if they are holding anything for dithering... (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) See? Wasn't that easy? :) Steve (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I'll resubmit the part unchanged, if your hold vote is not deleted by midnight CET... (URL) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) Just to be clear - you do not have to make a subpart of the pattern; that's the change in policy. Steve (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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yes, mine: (URL) I guess I'll have to go through the hassle of re-submitting this and on the way make a subpart of the pattern.... *sigh* :) thx! (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) Resubmitting (unchanged) files to simply clear away holds is *not* an approved practice for the PT. I'm not saying it isn't justified in this case, but it's not generally the way to operate - it undermines the the system. The more appropriate (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) My experience with lsynth is limited, so I'l defer to Kevin Clague on the above. (...) You could try LDraw Design Pad's flexible object generator. You can find LDDP at: (URL) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Are there any holds based on this? Presumably we can just resubmit these parts to reset the votes. -Orion (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It's a change to the acceptance criteria for the official library, which is somewhat stricter than the file spec. For example, 0 WRITE meta commands are legal in regular LDraw files but not in official library parts. -Orion (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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