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Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw
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lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:44:29 GMT
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On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:14:33 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote:

In lugnet.cad.dev, legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K) writes:
We are facing a major problem in numbering parts in LDraw.  For quite some time
I have been trying to follow a 3 rule plan for numbering pieces:
[...]
The problem is, that some elements would force us to use numbers in seemingly
un-intuitive ways.  An example:
[...]
Some more problems from the current vote:  (from Joshua Delahunty)
[...]
What to do?
We need to resolve this as a group decision.

I am *SOOO* happy that Terry and Joshua (and others) are anal-retentive enough
and pedantic enough -- and thorough enough -- to bring this sort of thing up.
Just imagine what a mess it would all be if nobody cared...

This is really cool, guys!

--Todd

Well, to be honest, I just want to get a firm consensus on the best way to
number these things.  Something that will (hopefully) be agreable to the
majority of users.  Something I can use without greying too many more hairs.

The real problem is how to balance LDraw between two uses; recreational
modeling vs. part archiving.  Can we please both camps?

-- Terry K --



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  Re: Part Numbering Crisis in LDraw
 
(...) I am *SOOO* happy that Terry and Joshua (and others) are anal-retentive enough and pedantic enough -- and thorough enough -- to bring this sort of thing up. Just imagine what a mess it would all be if nobody cared... This is really cool, guys! (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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