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Re: When (if) to use optional lines?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 30 Jan 2003 21:34:37 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Lance Hopenwasser writes:
> I am just about to finish development of a fairly complicated piece
> (24-tooth gear with 3 axlesholes), and in looking at previous posts and
> documentation I have seen some talk about optional lines. Currently I have
> not used them at all. What are the guidelines for including them? Are they
> really just a holdover from a generation of less-sophisticated renderers?
> What in the world is their real purpose?
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> Thanks!
> --Lance--
Hi Lance,
I asked the same question last summer and since then have come to realize
optional lines are useful.
Here's the thread to my original question (and the many replies):
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=7117
Here's a thread on how optional lines help smoothing algorithms:
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=7198
More on smoothing:
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=7559
-Orion
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