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Re: Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 1 May 2000 16:03:48 GMT
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Sounds like a good idea. We should do a similar thing for the ribbed
hoses.
Steve
In lugnet.cad.dev, Fredrik Glöckner wrote:
> I think it would be useful to have new primitives for the flex system
> hoses. I'm talking about the 8 LDU thick flexible straw-like elements
> which are used as decorative elements or as hoses for the Flex-System.
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> What we would need are two elements:
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> One open ended hose which can be scaled to fit the desired length, or
> used as many segments to model a curved, bent hose.
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> One end segment which is closed.
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> Since the end of the hoses are often stuck into a "hole", the ends are
> often straight, while the rest of the hose is curved. It would
> therefore be a good idea to let the end segments have "some" length (eg
> 1 LDU) so that they can be scaled to have the desired straight length
> inside the "hole".
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> Here are my suggestions, the names may very well be changed, obviously:
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> > 0 Technic Flex-System Hose with One End Closed
> > 0 Name: HOSEEND.DAT
> >
> > 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4-4CYLI.DAT
> > 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4-4CYLI.DAT
> > 1 16 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4-4EDGE.DAT
> > 1 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4-4EDGE.DAT
> > 1 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 RING1.DAT
> > 0
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> > 0 Technic Flex-System Hose Segment Open Ended
> > 0 Name: HOSESEG.DAT
> >
> > 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4-4CYLI.DAT
> > 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4-4CYLI.DAT
> > 0
> >
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 | | Re: Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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| (...) That would be great! I have worked a bit on them myself. Here's what I have done so far: (URL) used two sub parts for the ribbed hose: end and segment parts. Look for "RIBD-END.DAT" and "RIBD-SEG.DAT". These are somewhat modified from Mark R. (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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| I think it would be useful to have new primitives for the flex system hoses. I'm talking about the 8 LDU thick flexible straw-like elements which are used as decorative elements or as hoses for the Flex-System. What we would need are two elements: (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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