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Re: Non-TLG Parts
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:39:14 GMT
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:36:29 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote:

> John VanZwieten wrote:
> > For posting such a model to lugnet.cad.dat you could just inline the
> > unofficial parts (at least until the .mpd format is supported by LDLite, at
> > which point you post in .mpd format and include the part files).  A comment
> > explaining the homemade part(s) would be appreciated, though--I'd hate to get
> > all excited about building a cool model and then find out I had to hurt my
> > Lego to finish it.
> 
> You know, I thought of this after I posted.  A while ago, someone posted a
> Mindstorms "Rocker Boogie Rambler".  (1)(2)  It used MOC LDraw pieces to
> represent rubber bands, and those parts were inlined into the model.  I
> wouldn't have any moral problems viewing a model with non-TLG pieces if they
> were inlined; the only technical concern I can think of is the potential
> size of the message.

I think that was Linc (?)
But he did that to represent TLG rubber bands, much the same as others have
done to represent hoses.  So that wasn't a case of "non-TLG" pieces.
As far as message size goes, yes it does inflate things a bit, as do custom
hoses.  In the case of hoses, that is something we will have to live with, as
each hose adds about 100 lines of code to a file.
How much a custom rubber-band will add to the file I don't know.

Just my .02 on that.  :-)

-- Terry K --



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(...) You know, I thought of this after I posted. A while ago, someone posted a Mindstorms "Rocker Boogie Rambler". (1)(2) It used MOC LDraw pieces to represent rubber bands, and those parts were inlined into the model. I wouldn't have any moral (...) (28 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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