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Re: modeling monorail ramps (TrackDraw)
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:17:15 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Cary Clark wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Paul Janssen wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev, Cary Clark wrote:
> > > Track Designer models a pair of monorail upper and lower ramp parts as a
> > > single piece. Do you view this as a feature or a restriction?
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> ...
> > one possible reason to have it seperate is that you could use the piece for
> > esthetic reasons.
> ...
> Here's what I came up with:
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> The monorail parts file separately models the up and down ramps. So layouts
> containing up/down ramps have two part references, one for each half.
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> The toolbar file contains a button that adds both halves to the layout, since
> 99% of the time, this is what you want to do. However, they're two parts, so the
> part additions to the layout can then be edited separately. If desired, the user
> can add additional buttons to place the ramp halves down one at a time.
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> Cary
Another reason could be that it is not possible to connect any other monorail
part between them. All other MR track have a male connector to the left and at
female to the right. But the upper side of the lower ramp part has two male
connectors, while the lower side of the upper ramp part has two female ones. I
don't know why, it makes it much less flexible for MOC constructions... :(
/Tore
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 | | Re: modeling monorail ramps (TrackDraw)
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| (...) ... I've gotten all of the monorail track modeled and working (sort of) in TrackDraw. Here's what I ended up with: - Most monorail track has a connection of type '1'. Type '1' just means that it mates with other monorail pieces of type '1'. - (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: modeling monorail ramps (TrackDraw)
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| (...) ... (...) ... Here's what I came up with: The monorail parts file separately models the up and down ramps. So layouts containing up/down ramps have two part references, one for each half. The toolbar file contains a button that adds both (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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