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Re: stl2dat : a new conversion utility tool
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Date: 
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:54:56 GMT
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:24:37 GMT, "Duane Hess" <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM>
wrote:

I use CAD all day. I wish could model some of the more complex LEGO parts,
since they would be easy to make in CAD and then convert them to LDraw. My only
concern would be using LDraw primatives. Would the converted file use them, or
would they be a fully independent part?

For the moment, no. It's under development.
The problem is to convert a set of triangle to a primitive. It is not
always easy, but I will try !
I have an idea for cylinder, edge, disc.
I can perhaps detect some simple one like stud.dat because it is
almost a cylinder.
There would probably be some job to do manually.

A Mindstorms fan.



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(...) You've got that right! (...) I use CAD all day. I wish could model some of the more complex LEGO parts, since they would be easy to make in CAD and then convert them to LDraw. My only concern would be using LDraw primatives. Would the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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