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Re: part 2951 [Off topic word usage]
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Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:03:28 GMT
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John Jensen write...
> to the not quite roundness of these (16agons? :) I'm having some problems
<Warning Type=Nitpick>
I believe the word for 16 is Hex, thus a 16 edged (star?) would be named a
Hexagon. Just thought I'd give you a name to use. Fredrik is much better in
explaining what you asked for so I'll leave it to him. =)
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Oh, since this is language useage (off topic cad.dev) all follow-ups to this
message oughta go somewhere else.
// Eric
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"The great thing about Lego isn't that you can build something out of it,
the great thing is that you can build something else."
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Eric Hampusgård (legobiten)
Swedish AFOL Group
purjo at hem dot passagen dot se
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| Eric Hampusgård <purjo@hem.passagen.se> wrote in message news:Fo9tCB.FH2@lugnet.com... (...) A hexagon is 6-sided; I think a 16 sided polygon is a hexadecagon, but I'm not certain. -John Van (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | part 2951, more questions, nearly done [DAT]
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| I'm having a few questions regarding the 2951 (it's a bucket or scoop) The round part is created using two overlapping cylinders, but due to the not quite roundness of these (16agons? :) I'm having some problems making it look right. Now, should I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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