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Re: Special tools used to build/design parts?
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Wed, 20 Dec 2000 23:21:47 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:

It's a limitation of the DAT format.  DAT only supports lines, triangles,
and quads.  All curved surfaces are simulated.

The latest version of L3P does support POV commands that can replace the
.DAT commands to give nice smooth curved surfaces while ray-tracing.  Look
here for examples:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2288

-Chuck



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(...) and give it a spin. Hopefully this means the end of facetted space helmets! :] Thanx! KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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(...) I'd especially like to hear from Franklin "Mr. Prolific" Cain. Are you using some tool unknown to the rest of us, Franklin? (...) There's LDraw Add-On, which includes a text editor with some LDraw-related editing tools. And LDScript (with (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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