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Re: BigBen Bricks! (Was: Parts editing made easy...?)
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Sat, 22 Jan 2005 02:05:40 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > > > program used for generating molds, see http://www.bigbenbricks.com/ldraw.html
> > > >
> > > > While these produce nice, very accurate output, they have way more polygons than
> > > > necessary for Ldraw, and they would be impossible to maintain. Your utility
> > > > would need to somehow make sure the output is "Author Friendly".
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > ROSCO
> > >
> > > Like, wow! Triple wow! Fisrt LCAD, and now LCAM!
> > > I wonder how expesive that could be!
> > > And I wonder if they are willing to make some custom size Classic style windows
> > > and not only train wheels!
> > > And I wish that LEGO would offer the same service, too!
> >
> > Ahem...
> > http://www.ldraw.org/modules.php?set_albumName=album73&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
> >
> > -Orion
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> My eyes see the most beautiful things, but yet they don't understand.
> I looked for some text that explained who/where/how this lovely sight is made
> possible. Please let me have some more information!
Sorry Tore, I thought you read the article. Here's a brief summary:
Mike Pique of Scripps Research Institute, Molecular Biology Department, did some
LEGO bricks in the rapid prototype machines in his department. He plans on using
them to teach about DNA using LEGO bricks. Tim and I met him at SIGGRAPH 2004
in Los Angeles where he gave me these pictures of the creation process.
-Orion
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