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Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-02
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 22 Aug 2000 17:46:30 GMT
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JSPROAT@IOavoidspam.COM
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Sproaticus wrote:
> > 3067p01.dat - Brick 1 x 6 without Centre Studs with 'Hotel' Pattern
> > Changing the color on this part alters the text color, not the brick color.
> Yep.
This is by design then?
> > 30149.dat - Car Base 4 x 5 with 2 Seats
> > Let's center this piece between some "top-level" studs, perhaps amongst the
> > front set. Otherwise fine.
> So you want to lower the piece, to place either the front panel or the back
> panel at Y=0?
No preference here; I just think that (for consistency) the origin should be
between two studs (if possible), and visible when the model is viewed from
the front or back or the sides (if possible). This one is really no biggie,
though.
> > 30361.dat - Cylinder 2 x 2 x 2 Robot Body
> > Ditto. This one seems to be centered on the technic pin-holes, not very
> > useful for what is really a brick piece.
> [...]
> Should it also be rotated 90-degrees around Y? Although it is more
> standard (comparing to Technic Bricks) to have the pin-holes face the
> front, this piece is still R2D2's body.
Hmmm. I'd say that, since it is R2D2's body (though other applications will
undoubtably arise), and will probably get R2D2's pattern soonish, let's keep
the technic pin holes to the sides. A precedence for this is the plate 2x2
with holes (2817), and I think it fits well; the primary use of the part
calls for the holes' axes to be parallel to the x-axis.
> Going on a bit, should the R2D2 leg also be positioned so the top is at
> Y=0, or should it be set to aid in rotations?
Good question. [giving opinion after re-checking distance to bottom of
feet] [shoot, ldraw.org isn't answering the phone right now; I'll haveta
address this one later]
> > 2562.dat - Minifig Gun Flintlock Pistol
> > To aid in most typical rotations, let's center this on the intersection of
> > the muzzle centerline and the handle centerline. Otherwise fine.
> I can go either way on this. It's currently positioned to be easy to place
> in a minifig hand.
It would be just as easy to position in a minifig's hand if it were
translated +10 along the y-axis. But it's only 10 LDU off, so it's fairly
easy to correct for other rotations. I could go either way, really.
> *Sigh*. I give. You've out-dittoed me.
Heh -- watching _Ghost_ has finally paid off! :-,
> > x742.dat - Technic Gear 21 Tooth
> > Why is this rotated 90 degrees away from the other gears? Isn't the Z axis
> > typically used anymore as the default rotation axis of Technic gears?
> There are conflicting precedents on these. The one existing part-file for
> Samsonite-era gears (741.dat) is oriented on X, like x742 and x743. But
> the standard for true Technic gears is the Z-axis.
Oh, okay. I withdraw my objections on these. :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Is it still illegal if I copy just the FBI warning?
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| (...) Right. As I understand, this brick appeared with several different colors of printing, but always on the same color brick. This approach (hard-coding the brick color, but allowing the pattern color to 'float') has been done in a few other (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Note to everyone (repeating myself from just a few minutes ago): the one thing that practically *can't* be changed after a part is released is the orientation and positioning! So it may seem picayune to argue about these things, but it is very (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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