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Re: Seeking input on reused user parts in building instructions
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lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst
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Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:11:37 GMT
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In lugnet.inst, Will Chapman writes:
> While it is a great idea to supress the multiple rendering of the same steps,
> I'm not sure there is really any added value to displaying the "x4" on the
> last step.
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> I find that I always take a pass through the final rendered instruction
> images, in my image editor, and add my own step "1, 2, 3" numbers on each.
> It is no trouble to add the "x4" then.
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> However, if you do decide to implement it, will the "x4" always be located a
> fixed distance from the lower right-hand edge, or will it be user
> configurable (NW,NE,SE,SW style)?
>
> ---Will
>
> > I think the right answer is to communicate to the
> > reader that the steps need to be repeated. LEGO does this by placing a
> > large multiplier indicator (x4 in this case) in the lower right corner of
> > the last step. This seems like the solution to me, but I don't think
> > scaling the part counts in the part list images is the right idea.
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