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Re: LPub 4 Status
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 7 Mar 2008 04:44:39 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> > > > One new metacommand
> > > >
> > > > 0 !LPUB RESOLUTION <value> (DPI|DPM|DPMM)
> > > >
> > > > defines the resolution.
> > >
> > > Shouldn't that be:
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> > > 0 !LPUB RESOLUTION <value> (DPI|DPCM)
> > >
> > > Based on this:
> > >
> > > > The values in the LDraw file are either in inches, or centimeters, depending on
> > > > what resolution says. Sorry, no meter or millimeter expressions, just inches or
> > > > centimeter. No unit string like "INCHES" "IN" or "CM". The units are implied
> > > > by resolution.
> > >
> > > --Travis
> >
> > When I looked around on the net I saw references to DPM and DPMM.... I didn't
> > see DPCM.... it does make complete sense to use DPCM, but I wasn't sure people
> > would think its a standard name.
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> I'd say that DPM or DPMM make perfect sense. The thing is, your description
> said that units are all in CM or IN, and that M and MM aren't supported. And
> yet, you force the user to specify which units to use in either IN, M, or MM.
> That seems very inconsistent.
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> --Travis
I'm actually can provide all of the above and to the math, I just don't want to
have units expressed in individual meta commands. I ony want one unit and to
have it expressed in the resolution meta command. So I could even have DPDM.....
(decimeters? ;^)
Kevin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: LPub 4 Status
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| (...) I agree. It was inconsistent. I've provided DPM, DPCM, DPMM, and the values specified in meta commands are scaled appropriately. (19 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: LPub 4 Status
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| (...) I agree. It was inconsistent. I've provided DPM, DPCM, DPMM, and the values specified in meta commands are scaled appropriately. (19 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Status
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| (...) I'd say that DPM or DPMM make perfect sense. The thing is, your description said that units are all in CM or IN, and that M and MM aren't supported. And yet, you force the user to specify which units to use in either IN, M, or MM. That seems (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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