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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 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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? (25 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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. (25 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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