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Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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Date: 
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 00:36:56 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Chris Dee wrote:
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)

oooh! that's great! now peeron will be able to use these dats, and not
have X parts for them! :)

Dan



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  Similar patterned parts in different colours
 
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 (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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