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Re: Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 4 May 2000 13:55:54 GMT
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Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> writes:
> Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> writes:
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> > OK. According to Jim Hughes (via the Technica Element Registry) both the
> > flex-system tubing and the corrugated tubing 'are widely available in many
> > lengths'. So should we make a single "Technic Flex Tube" piece, and a
> > single "Technic Corrugated Tube" piece, and include instructions in the
> > part-files for making different lengths?
> >
> > Maybe make them 120LDU long? That's the length of a 1x6 brick.
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> I can do that, and post the results soon on lugned.cad.dat.parts.
I've posted these now. The word "primitive" in the subject is
probably not the correct term: "sub part" is probably better. Here's
the example files with descriptions and the individual sub parts in
MPD format:
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/?n=1063
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/?n=1064
The latter also has an unofficial cone primitive. Could this one be
included in the official distribution?
Fredrik
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 | | Re: Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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| (...) Yeah, I'll run the primitive past the committee. A couple of things stand out immediately: - The primitive's name should be 4-4con8.dat, not 4-4co89.dat. - Primitives (especially the curved variety) should go to 4 decimal places. Actually, I (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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| (...) I can do that, and post the results soon on lugned.cad.dat.parts. Note that you will not find any hoses that are exactly 120 LDU long: They normally come in somewhat "odd" lengths. As for the ribbed tube, the best way to find the length of one (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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