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Re: Special tools used to build/design parts?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 12:17:04 GMT
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Hello everybody
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 20:57:00 GMT, "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote:
> Marc Klein created the .stl to .dat converter. One thing that makes the
> conversion difficult is the edgelines and conditional edgelines used in
> the .dat format. Marc can provide more info on its capabilities--I hope
> it works out for you.
My stl2dat converter handles the edgelines and conditional edgelines. The conditional edgelines are created between two
facets when the angle between these two facets is below a given value. This value can be set. If the angle is greater,
then a edgeline is created.
> There are higher res. versions of some of the circle-based primitives.
> Ldraw and most of the subsequent rendering engines only render lines,
> triangles and (maybe) quads, so all other primitives must break down into
> them.
>
> -John Van
Marc Klein
A Mindstorms fan.
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| "Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:G5vw45.84H@lugnet.com... (...) are (...) viewers. (...) I used to use only LDAO's editor along with LDLite or LDView for viewing. I've done a few easy parts in MLCAD, and the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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