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Re: DAT format question
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Date: 
Sun, 19 Sep 1999 02:26:30 GMT
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19990918.195309.5095.0.braml@juno.com>...
Yes, for example, 4588.dat references 3062b.dat.  I don't know of any
others that reference other parts, but many parts reference sub-parts in
the ldraw\parts\s\ directory.


This raises the question: What's the difference between a primitive and a
sub-part, and should they be interpreted any differently?



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  Re: DAT format question
 
(...) A primitive is in the p\ directory, a sub-part is in parts\s\ As far as I understand, a primitive is a general purpose shape, usually with dimensions around 1x1x1 LDU for easy scaling. Sub-parts are usually used by only one part, or for many (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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(...) Yes, for example, 4588.dat references 3062b.dat. I don't know of any others that reference other parts, but many parts reference sub-parts in the ldraw\parts\s\ directory. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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