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Re: Technic Axles - go rounded?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 10 Mar 1999 14:30:46 GMT
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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:32:51 GMT, Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote:
> Steve wrote:
> > The axles are shorter than bricks. Comparing the 2L axle to a 2x
> > brick, the axle comes up about 1.5 LDU short. I haven't checked the
> > other axles, for now I'm guessing they are also 1.5LDU short.
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> Won't changing the length change the ease of modeling? Currently, you
> can line parts up (such as connectors or bushings) to the end of the axle
> because when lined up corectly, they share a common plane. If you make
> the axles shorter, this could become more confusing.
Besides what Karim said, Fredrik (was it you, Fredrik?) reported a
similar problem with a technic piece which was designed to fit closely
with axles, and depended on the rounded edges on the ends.
As long as the centers of the axles are positioned at a even half-brick,
we should be mostly ok. There would be a somewhat increased level of
confusion, in the situation you explained.
Steve
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 | | Re: Technic Axles - go rounded?
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| (...) Yup. The 2853.DAT Technic Crankshaft can be made more realistically if the axles are shortened/given a rounded end. Otherwise the axle end and the surface of the 2853 becomes coincident, which gives some problems, obviously. Of we are to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Technic Axles - go rounded?
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| (...) Won't changing the length change the ease of modeling? Currently, you can line parts up (such as connectors or bushings) to the end of the axle because when lined up corectly, they share a common plane. If you make the axles shorter, this (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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