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Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:53:53 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Fredrik Glöckner writes:

I would be quite happy to have the individual segments available in
the LDraw library, as with "73590 Hose Flexible 8.5L".  I think this
simple, generic solution is quite useful: That way anybody can create
whatever wrapper program needed to compose a bent hose.

I could redo the part, slicing it into sections that are 4LDU long.  To
properly package, this, each distinct/unique section should be made into a
subpart file, and the main part files would be a list of these subparts.
Taking this approach, 32199.dat, the Technic Axle Flexible 11 would look like:

0 Skinny tip
1 16 -106 0 0  0  1 0  -1  0 0  0 0 1  STUD3A.DAT
1 16 -102 0 0  0 -4 0   4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16  -98 0 0  0 -4 0   4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16  -94 0 0  0 -4 0   4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16  -90 0 0  0 -4 0   4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
0 Mixed Cylinder & Cross-axle end section
1 16  -86 0 0  1  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  faxle1.dat
1 16  -82 0 0  1  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  faxle2.dat
1 16  -78 0 0  1  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  faxle3.dat
1 16  -74 0 0  1  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  faxle4.dat
1 16  -70 0 0  1  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  faxle5.dat
0 Cross axle main section
1 16  -66 0 0 -4  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  axlehol8.dat
1 16  -62 0 0 -4  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  axlehol8.dat
1 16  -58 0 0 -4  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  axlehol8.dat
...
1 16   58 0 0  4  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  axlehol8.dat
1 16   62 0 0  4  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  axlehol8.dat
1 16   66 0 0  4  0 0   0  1 0  0 0 1  axlehol8.dat
0 Mixed Cylinder & Cross-axle section
1 16   70 0 0 -1  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  faxle5.dat
1 16   74 0 0 -1  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  faxle4.dat
1 16   78 0 0 -1  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  faxle3.dat
1 16   82 0 0 -1  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  faxle2.dat
1 16   86 0 0 -1  0 0   0 -1 0  0 0 1  faxle1.dat
0 Skinny tip
1 16   90 0 0  0  4 0  -4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16   94 0 0  0  4 0  -4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16   98 0 0  0  4 0  -4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16  102 0 0  0  4 0  -4  0 0  0 0 4  4-4cyli.dat
1 16  106 0 0  0 -1 0   1  0 0  0 0 1  STUD3A.DAT

At a total length of 220LDU, that's 55 segments.

stud3a.dat is capitalized so that LEdit won't do a stud-as-line number during
editing.  Of course, the tip is usually stuck into something, and doesn't
flex, so maybe the entire 'skinny tip' section should just be a single
STUD3.DAT, stretched to fit?

faxle1.dat, faxle2.dat, faxle3.dat, faxle4.dat, and faxle5.dat are all
required because the segments of the end-section are about 3.6LDU, not 4LDU.
axlehol8.dat is a new primitive planned for inclusion in the 2000-01 update.

The only difference between the various flexible axle parts would be the
positioning of the end parts, and the number of axlehol8 segments.

Does this sound about right?

Steve



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  Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
 
(...) It would probably be good enough to keep the "tip" in one, non-bendable part. Sure, I can think of situations where one would put only the outer part of the tip into something, causing the other part to bend. But that would probably be quite (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
 
(...) If you are interested to see how I did it, you can view the DAT file for the model at: (URL) for the keyword "Bezier" to find the first occurence of the bent flexible axle. I used the following names for the various parts of the axle: (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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