 | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | (...) This is my vote. If 4106548 is always yellow, without exception, hard-code the yellow color in the .DAT. (but see below) A possibly more sensible alternative is to do parts 30086 and 30087 each as color 16, and do a (...) (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Kim Toll
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| | | | Sproaticus wrote in message ... (...) My vote would be to use the part number that people can see with out takeing apart the boat, i.e. the 30086 number. The 30087 number is only of value if you take the boat apart. Somthing I feel very few people (...) (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Paul Gyugyi
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| | | | | I recall hearing once that the chrome parts had to be made from a different mold than non-chrome parts because the coating added some thickness. So on the chrome version, e.g. the plastic studs would be a little smaller. Also, I'd expect molds for (...) (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Roy Earls
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| | | | | | | Paul Gyugyi wrote in message <36D65C66.E5F7A69@gy...yi.com>... (...) to (...) part/tracking (...) This is certainly true with metallic elements, but with clear I don't think so since ABS resin or any plastic resin I've seen is basic clear amber (...) (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Patrick Sayre-Little
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| | | | | | At the risk of being flamed into lurk mode, I'm going to ask the following: Why do we need the official TLG part numbers? Why not just use a numbering system that makes sense? (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —John VanZwieten
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| | | | | | (...) Why (...) If I'm converting a physical model to Ldraw, its nice to be able to look at part, find its molded number, then add that number to my model. This of course only works for parts with numbers on them. This also argues for somehow (...) (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Patrick Sayre-Little
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| | | | | | | (...) So _that's_ how you do it. I knew there had to be a better way. :) (...) Thanks, that makes sense to me. (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) You've just hit on my pet peeve with the approach of using the most official numbers for LDraw parts -- often, the most official number is *not* the one you find stamped on the part. This will be true if: - You are looking at a multi-part (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | (...) Red? COOL! I need I need I need gimme gimme gimme I need I need (1) Where can I get some? Cheers, - jsproat 1. Name *that* movie, I dare you! :-, (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Accessory pack #5131. Steve (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw —Kim Toll
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| | | | Steve Bliss wrote in message <36d6fef8.20191570@l...et.com>... (...) doesn't (...) Six Red ones come in the Extreme Team: Drag Race Rally, 6568. And I know I have some from other sets. They're around.... How badly do you want them? A local Kmart (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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