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Re: To Tore Eriksson
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Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:39:53 GMT
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Before you commit the part names containing _blue_ or _grey_, I think I am
right in saying that the version without the notches exists in grey too.
Chris
In lugnet.cad.dev, Tore Eriksson writes:
> I did reply the mail and had no delivery failure message.
> Since there is nothing private in it, I paste in the reply here.
> See below.
>
> Thanks Mike and Mookie for the backup. :)
> As you can see, Manfred did offer me to do the work if I felt I didn't have • the
> time and motivation.
> /Tore
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> Subject: Re: #3228, Train Track Straight - 4.5 volt.
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:59:56 +0200
> From: Tore Eriksson <tore.eriksson@mbox325.swipnet.se>
> To: mmoolhuysen@ingenieursbureau.amsterdam.nl
> References: 1
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> Hello Manfred,
> Thanks for pointing these errors out. I had no idea...
>
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> mmoolhuysen@ingenieursbureau.amsterdam.nl wrote:
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> > Hello Tore,
> >
> > I want to consult you about a part you've made: #3228, Train Track Straight • -
> > 4.5 volt.
> > There are two issues:
> >
> > First, I've been making the newer grey version of this part, that is the one
> > that has grooves for holding the clamps of the sleeper parts (#4166 and • #767)
> > Also, I'm planning to write some other grooved track pieces. I'm giving my • part
> > #3228b the name: Train Track 4.5 V Grey Straight. Naming it like this has • the
> > benefit of making Blue and Grey sort separately, This also allows future • adding
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> > of the currently sold 9V track and 12V power-feeding track in their own • separate
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> > sorting groups. In the light of this, I propose to you to rename your track • part
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> > into #3228a, Train Track 4.5 V Blue Straight.
> > I know that the LDraw parts technically are not set to a fixed Blue or Grey
> > colour, but I felt these colours where the best short descriptors for the • two
> > types of track material. Do you agree whit the proposed naming protocol ?
>
> Yes, I agree. I think that's the best way to distinguish between the • generations,
> and the alphabetical sorting will also come out best.
> I have also started to comply with the pattern:
> 0 CMDLINE c1
> to indicate default colour.
> (By the time I made the train tracks, this issue hadn't yet come up though).
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> >
> >
> > Secondly, when I was making #3228b, I've studied your part #3228 (and I've • been
> > ripping off the teeth section for use in my part)
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> Ripping off is ok with me (even though some LCad'ers say we shall not rip).
>
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> >
> > While doing this I've found that your part has a few flaws. I mention: some • of
> > the teeth lack their side faces, there are bottom faces missing at the ends • of
> > the part, and there is a case of "easy but illegal use" of a box5 primitive
>
> The red one, I suppose?
>
> >
> > (please forgive the description) I have a GIF attached that demonstrates the
> > last two problems. When I measured the depth of the bottom cavity, I fount • it
> > wasn't the standard 4 LDU depth, but it was 6 LDU depth instead, for both • the
> > Blue and the Grey type of track. Do you agree with this measurement ?
>
> Yes, and no. I follow the LDraw standard of treating plates and tiles. Their
> cavity
> is also greater than 4 LDU. With no intruments but my eyes I see noo differece
> between the cavity of a 1xX plate and that of a train track. Of course, if it
> matters for the grey tracks' grooves and clamps, than I suggest the grey • should
> have
> exact cavity. Anyway, if you make a grey train track, you decide how you • measure.
> But for the blue tracks, I disagree.
>
> > Can you
> > find the time and motivation to make an update yourself, or do you prefer if • I
> > cook it up for you ? In either case I'll send you some aiding material or • the
> > complete file, so you can submit the update as your own.
>
> These errors really surprise me. I guess I did not submit the final version, • or
> could I really be so sloppy? Anyway, if I've made a better version, it is • either
> deleted or it will take more time to find it than to fix the official part.
> If you already have fixed it, there is no reason for me to do the same work • again.
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> If so, go ahead and submit it. If not, I have some free hours before the • weekend.
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> Thanks,
> /Tore
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> >
> >
> > Greetings, Manfred Moolhuysen.
> >
> > (See attached file: 3228err.gif)
> >
> >
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> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Name: 3228err.gif
> > 3228err.gif Type: GIF Image (image/gif)
> > Encoding: base64
> > Description: Compuserve GIF
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> Adviesbureau Noord/Zuidlijn wrote:
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> > Hello Tore,
> >
> > Do you have another E-mail adress, technical problems, or are you too • involved
> > with some other issue ? I've send a mail about part #3228 to your pesonal
> > address about one week ago. Should I send it again ?
> >
> > Greetings, Manfred Moolhuysen.
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| I agree with Chris. Putting color names in parts just seems wrong to me. Isn't the gray notchless version used in modern sets such as the wildwest miningish set (bandit's hideaway?) and for overhead crane rails in 4555? I could be wrong. But I'd (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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