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Re: Problem with 1-4con1.dat
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Date: 
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:23:10 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Lars C. Hassing wrote:

> John VanZwieten wrote...
> > The type 5 lines in 1-4con1.dat are coded color 16, rather than color 24 as
> > they should be.  (Unless I missed an update of this primitive.)
> 
> Is there any use for color 16 in linetypes 2 and 5?
> 
> To test if we have any color 16 lines, I just added a warning to "L3P -check"

That's a good test.  How soon can a new L3P be distributed?

> The only legitimate example I could find was in PARTS\S\973p46a.dat.DAT
> "~Subpart Minifig Torso with Forestman and Purse Pattern" by Chris Dee
> where he used color 16 linetype 2 to make sure an outline is visible
> at low resolution, see also http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dev?n=4161
> 
> A clever but questionable technique because it makes some assumptions
> about the renderer...

Questionable, but it works.  For now, at least.

> The other examples found are errors, and should be fixed.

Yes.

Steve



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  Re: Problem with 1-4con1.dat
 
Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:85s6es8rkgaqn20...4ax.com... (...) as (...) "L3P -check" (...) And will it substitute for all the cone primitives? (please,please,please) -John Van (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Problem with 1-4con1.dat
 
John VanZwieten wrote... (...) Is there any use for color 16 in linetypes 2 and 5? To test if we have any color 16 lines, I just added a warning to "L3P -check" The only legitimate example I could find was in PARTS\S\973p46a.dat.DAT "~Subpart (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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