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Re: DAT voting page up
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:16:05 GMT
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On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 07:28:15 GMT, Paul Gyugyi <paul@gyugyi.com> wrote:
> Terry K wrote:
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> > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 05:35:47 GMT, "jonathan wilson" <wilsonj@xoommail.com>
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> > > also regarding the details noone has modeled the small imprinted lego logo on
> > > parts
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> > Perhaps because it would be too small to resolve clearly when rendering - and
> > would add greatly to rendering times.
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> Yes, at the resolution of LDRAW, the logo would show up as stray pixels of high
> contrast, and not look good at all. But in photographs/rendering, having those
> logos makes all the difference in the world. It's IMHO the reason MegaBlocks
> always look worse than LEGO.
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> If one wanted the logo to appear in LDLite, the best solution would be
> beveled letters, formed from slanted
> polygons above the top of the stud, since they would catch the light
> at a different angle, and create only a small change in the shading.
Would using the curved primitives work well or badly (since they are
just angled polygons)?
Steve
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| (...) Yes, at the resolution of LDRAW, the logo would show up as stray pixels of high contrast, and not look good at all. But in photographs/rendering, having those logos makes all the difference in the world. It's IMHO the reason MegaBlocks always (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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