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  Re: DAT format question
 
Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19990918.195309.509...no.com>... (...) This raises the question: What's the difference between a primitive and a sub-part, and should they be interpreted any differently? (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  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)
 
  Re: DAT format question
 
(...) Bram is correct.. primatives are exactly what the name implies, general purpose "basic" shapes (spheres, cylinders, studs, etc) that are used by many of the LDraw elements in various ways, scaled to various dimensions... sub-parts are usually (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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