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Re: My proposal for new element orientation
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 24 Feb 1999 22:11:52 GMT
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Since this was posted to .cad instead of .cad.dev, here it is again:
> Many Lego elements have no discernable front, rear or side... after
> all, some see a 4x2 brick's front as being the 2x end, others will see
> the front as the 4x length.
There is the word "LEGO" on the studs... we could orient pieces so that
"LEGO" is right-side up when seen from the front 3/4 view (for pieces
with studs up, of course)
> The only thing we tend to inherently agree
> on is that studs are on top.
Not if you've read Karim's blurb about how he builds :)
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
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 | | Re: My proposal for new element orientation
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| (...) This would contradict some existing standards. For example, all 2xN bricks and plates currently have the N oriented on the X axis. Under the stud-logo orientation, they'd have to all be rotated 90-degrees. Also, the stud-logo should be (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: My proposal for new element orientation
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| That won't work all the time. In the L3G0 library, the rule was the vertical axis should pass through the center of the bottom-left stud when the brick is held such that the "LEGO" logo is right-side-up, and the bottom of the brick rested on the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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