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Re: Parts with odd angles
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999 13:48:14 GMT
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Wouldn't it at least make sense to put the angle in the description where
possible? Most new LDrawers probably wouldn't think (or know how) to look in
the part header. Just adding "15Deg" wouldn't make most part names too long.
Here's a radical thought: change "Technic" to "Tech" for the whole category,
giving an extra 3 characters to work with.
I just had the same experience with the minifig tool drill, rotating it to fit
in a minifig's hand.
-John Van
Terry K <legoverse@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:378c4532.4131057@lugnet.com...
> Good point, Fredrik.
>
> I don't see putting the angle in the actual description line (due to space
> constraints), but it would be possible to at least add it into the file for
> reference. Perhaps put it into the "KEYWORDS" statement, then it would at
> least show up in the LDList parts searcher.
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> If you want to compile a list of part numbers, and the correct angles, I • could
> do that to the parts.
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> -- Terry K --
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> On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:17:52 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner
> <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
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> > I've recently had some trouble using parts which use some odd angles.
> > I'll give some examples:
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> > o When using the 2904.DAT "Technic Motorcycle Pivot", one needs to find
> > out the angle of the pivot (15°) before it is at all useable. I found
> > the angle by looking into the source and calculating it manually based
> > on the slope of a quad, but I figure some may not be savvy enough to do
> > so.
> >
> > o The 571.DAT "Technic Liftarm 1 x 9 Bent" is often used in the position
> > where the "other" end is level. This means the the part needs to be
> > rotated 53.13°. To find that number, one needs to use some
> > mathematics. Perhaps not every LDraw users can do that.
> >
> > o Connecting anything to the angled end of 32015.DAT "Technic Angle
> > Connector #5" means that you'll need to know that the angle of it is
> > 112.5° (if I remember correctly!). How do you know this angle?
> >
> > o There are probably many minifig tools and so on, which also have odd
> > angles.
> >
> > Now, my point in all this is that if these angles were written out in
> > the name of the part, or even in one of the headers, the parts would be
> > much more easy to use.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Fredrik
>
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| (...) That *might* work. What does everyone think? We need to standardize it, whatever we do. The reason I would use the 'KEYWORDS' is because those do show up in the Anders' ldlist program. (...) Maybe. Opinions? (...) I've done that as well. -- (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Good point, Fredrik. I don't see putting the angle in the actual description line (due to space constraints), but it would be possible to at least add it into the file for reference. Perhaps put it into the "KEYWORDS" statement, then it would at (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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