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Re: Ideas for partbin group sorting
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:18:38 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Timothy Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Roland Melkert wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've been working on my LDraw editor during my vacation, and I'm wondering on
> > how to populate the partbin by default.
> >
> > The general mechanics are done and I only need to 'sort' the library so it's
> > handy to use during editing.
> >
> > I got the 'standard' by category groups but most of the more usable are huge
> > (300+ parts). So I think i should also provide a more sorted collection of bins.
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> --snip--
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> > Thanks
> >
> > Roland
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> Hi Roland,
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> Had you considered having sub-categories? I'd love to see the following if you
> could.
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> Bricks
> -Plain
> -Patterened
> -Modified
> -Panels
> Plates & Tiles
> -Plates
> -Tiles
> -Patterned tiles
> -Brackets
> Round parts
> -Cones
> -Dishes
> -Cylinders
> -Bars
> -Domes
> -Arches
> Slope bricks
> -45 degree
> -33 degree
> -other
> Technic
> -Bricks
> -Liftarms
> -Axles and pins
> -PFS and Electric
> -Other
> Other building parts
> -Wheels
> -Tyres
> -Car parts
> -Train parts
> -Doors
> -Windows
> -Cockpits
> -Plant parts
> Wedges & Wings
> -Wedges
> -Wings
> Minifig
> -Heads
> -Body parts
> -Helmets
> -Other
> Other
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> That's based on my MLCAD list and how it would be if I could have sub-levels.
> Currently a bundle quite a few of these.
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> Tim
Thanks this seems like a good starting point,
I there a (practical) reason you didn't put slope bricks under bricks e.g.:
bricks
- plain
- etc
- slope
- - 45 deg
- - 33 deg
The bin supports unlimited levels and you can use the same group in multiple
branches.
Roland
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| Hi Roland, (...) There is a reason. I tend to sort bricks by function (give or take) and slope bricks are rarely interchangeable with regular bricks. With multiple levels I'd probably favour Slopes -45 deg --1x --2x --other -33 deg --1x --2x --other (...) (13 years ago, 17-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ideas for partbin group sorting
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| (...) --snip-- (...) Hi Roland, Had you considered having sub-categories? I'd love to see the following if you could. Bricks -Plain -Patterened -Modified -Panels Plates & Tiles -Plates -Tiles -Patterned tiles -Brackets Round parts -Cones -Dishes (...) (13 years ago, 15-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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