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Re: Proposed solution *Test Here*
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:56:02 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Lars C. Hassing wrote:
> > I have tested your program against half a dozen files (including files with large
> > mirrored sub-assemblies for wings and such) and the L3P generated renderings
> > all showed the studs correctly. Well done.
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> That's good to hear.
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> > However, it doesn't work with -lgeo...
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> Yeah. I was aware of that. The good news is that it should only be a problem
> in LGEO if you have mirrored sub-assemblies. Looking at the models I have
> downloaded over time, I discovered that most people don't do this (not quite
> sure why).
Two reasons I can think of:
1) Inventories: If you build a submodel using a Left Wing, and then mirror it,
the inventory is going to show 2 left wings, when in reality there is 1 left
wing and 1 right wing.
2) Instructions: Official LEGO instructions will show the building steps for
both the submodel & the mirrored submodel as separate submodels. I haven't
found a way yet to produce instructions of a submodel & a mirrored submodel
without creating the mirrored submodel itself, and it just might not be possible
in LPub or MLCad.
I've usually made the mirrored submodel by inlining the original submodel into a
new submodel, mirror it there across the new submodel's origin (one of MLCad's
best features, IMHO), and then make part substitutions as needed (wings,
usually). Finally, I undo any mirroring that will have an effect on appearance
(patterned parts). So this program would catch the mirrored studs in my models,
which is great.
John
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| (...) Thanks for the info. After further consideration, I realized that there is one other thing that will prevent the -lgeo option from working properly, even for models that don't have mirrored sub-assemblies. Any parts in the part library that (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Proposed solution *Test Here*
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| (...) That's good to hear. (...) Yeah. I was aware of that. The good news is that it should only be a problem in LGEO if you have mirrored sub-assemblies. Looking at the models I have downloaded over time, I discovered that most people don't do this (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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