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Re: Rubber Black (was: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body)
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sun, 24 Dec 2000 00:12:39 GMT
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Paul Easter wrote...
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Steve Bliss writes:
> > This is a separate reply, because this stuff needed to be XFUT
> > lugnet.cad.dev.
> >
> > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Paul Easter wrote:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Steve Bliss writes:
> >
> > > > Also, I'm unsure about using color 256 for the tyres in the shortcut files.
> > > > There was some discussion around using that color, but I don't think there
> > > > was any clear acceptance of it as an official "matte black".
> > >
> > > Should I change these to "0" for black? :-\
> >
> > Or we (that's an inclusive we, not just Paul, Steve and Franklin) should
> > make a decision on what we want to do with "rubber black".
> >
> > There's definitely precedent for establishing a distinct color code that
> > will also inform material/texture settings for advanced renderings (ie,
> > having a "rubber black" separate from "regular black"). But it would also
> > make sense to add information to each part file, indicating the proper
> > material for that part. LEGO also has made gray tyres, which are a
> > different 'color' than the standard gray. It would be nice to just select
> > "gray" for the tire, and have the CAD software know that tires are matte
> > ruber, not shiny ABS.
>
> Is this something that will only show when rendering? OR do you think that
> the LCad software will eventually get that detailed?
Yes, just look at LDView... (http://home.san.rr.com/tcobbs/LDView/)
> One problem with 256 is that MLCad does not have it available. It only
> allows a selection of up to 255. Except you can make a "custom" color and
> use it.
You apparently cannot select colors 256-511 using the mouse.
You'll have to type in the number. The number is initially shown in hexadecimal
notation, but you can enter it in both decimal (256) and hexadecimal (0x100).
Tore Eriksson wrote:
> I cwould suggest something like this:
> 0 TEXTURE RUBBER <or matt, or whatever>
> < rubber parts in their colours >
> 0 TEXTURE END
> Don't forget that black is not the only colour of Lego rubber parts.
>
> THis can also be used for sloped parts textures:
Yes, I also recommend "0 TEXTURE xxx".
This works for *any* color, see http://home16.inet.tele.dk/hassing/l3p.html#extcol
And it works for slopes, where a section of the part definition has the
slope texture, but you don't know the color yet (only color 16).
MLCad should be able to automatically insert a "0 TEXTURE RUBBER" line above
and a "0 TEXTURE END" line after the line you change color/texture for.
/Lars
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