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Similar patterned parts in different colours
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Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:38:17 GMT
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In the past, in an attempt to conserve the dwindling supply of two-digit
pattern codes, we decided on a special way to handle patterned parts where the
pattern existed in more than one colour.
The base part was hard coded (usually white), and the "part colour" was used to
control the pattern colour. Most notably this was done for several groups of
patterned minifig torsos, eg 973p11 - the town dungarees pattern, the two
Imperial Guard patterns 973p35 and 973p37.
This has caused some confusion, but with the decision to allow pattern codes to
use non-numeric characters (except i, l, o, p) we now have less of a need to be
ultra-conservative with these codes.
Steve and I have discussed this and make the following recommendations
- existing parts of this form will be retained for backward compatibility, but
be hidden from the parts lists by adding the '~' prefix to their descriptions.
- new parts will be created following the conventional authoring rules:
hard-code the pattern colour and let the "part colour" control the base part.
- where possible, subparting techniques will be used to share the pattern code
between the three or more parts (the hidden file and the 2+ coloured versions)
I have made a start with the five torso groups
973p11 - Minifig Torso with Dungarees Pattern
973p15 - Minifig Torso with Horizontal Stripes Pattern
973p35 - Minifig Torso with Imperial Guard Pattern
973p37 - Minifig Torso with Imperial Guard Officer Pattern
973p65 - Minifig Torso with Futuron Pattern
and added the new parts and subparts to the parts tracker.
I still need to change the Patterned Parts Summary to hide the "~" prefixed
files.
Chris
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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| (...) Cool! I see that you've also done the Castle/Forest Maiden. Are there any other such parts, aside from the Black Falcon shield? Minifig heads like Captain Redbeard, I suppose. . . -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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| Chris, I recommend we change the titles on the original part files to some variation of "~Moved to ...". That will give programs that analyze the library some chance of recognizing that these files are no longer going concerns. Steve (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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