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Re: Mirrored parts and studs
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Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:27:00 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> My problem with the studless subpart is that we'll set a precident that may
> be deterimental. What if we have 2 32x32 baseplates that are mirror
> images? would we have two files with 100+ stud that are exactly the same
> with the exception of the part being mirrored?
A fair point, but how often would that happen, realistically? Enough to be a
problem? Even if one or two parts eventually turn up like that, why would the
whole system have to be jettisoned for those few exceptions?
> This will only serve to increase render time since we mow have to parse and
> extra subfile.
I'm not sure that this is a persuasive argument. Until not long ago I used a
super-sluggish Pentium 120 CPU, and I never had a discernable problem with
parsing delays of this sort. Even the slowest CPUs on the market today are
much, much faster, so delays of a few nanoseconds don't give me much pause, so
to speak.
> <snip>
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> > I definitely would not hold a part because the studs aren't all lined
> > up!
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> I agree that this is a pretty petty reason for a hold vote
Absolutely agreed!
Conversely, if a pair of mirrored parts were submitted as a subfile + two
distinct stud layouts, would the parts be accepted in that form?
> If LDView can correct for this, any program can. The extra work and subfile
> clutter are just not worth it for a nice-to-have-but-not-required bonus feature.
Well that's definitely true. If a fix can be generated without radically
restructuring the way mirrored parts are created, then by all means that's the
way to go.
By the way, why is subfile clutter a problem? There are a zillion minifig
torsos that I never use, but I don't delete them because they don't cause me any
real trouble. I almost never look in my s\ directory, so anything that goes on
in tehre is basically irrelevant to me.
Dave!
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| (...) And mine as well. If LDView can correct for this then so can any other program. The stud logos are a bonus feature offered by many programs but are not officailly supported by the LDraw spec. (...) This further supports my position on this (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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