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Re: Linetype/color question
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 24 Dec 2003 05:42:30 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Dave Schuler wrote:
> I was reading through bits of Ldraw.org and came upon this section:
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> http://www.ldraw.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=218#colors
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> Specifically, this note under "Colors."
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> "Colors 256-512 are dithered colors. Only line type 1 is allowed to use colors
> 256-512."
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> Is that correct? In other words, I can't make an irregular quadrilateral in
> color 285? And does "allowed" mean "permitted by the software" or "accepted by
> convention" in this context? I know with certainty that I've used dithered
> 256-512 colors in all manner of linetype 3 and linetype 4 statements in my
> files.
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> Any insight is much appreciated.
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> Dave!
LDraw/Ledit doesn't accept non type 1 line with colors 256-512. While there is
nothing perventing you from making a model that has quads, triangles and lines
with color 256-512, we enforce this rule for the Official Library in order to
ensure complete backwards compatability.
-Orion
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| (...) Hi Orion: Thanks for the response! I don't mean to dispute your answer, but I have made dozens of clone parts in LEdit that use the color range 256-512 for linetypes 3 and 4. Granted, some of the colors appear a little different in LEdit than (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Linetype/color question
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| I was reading through bits of Ldraw.org and came upon this section: (URL) this note under "Colors." "Colors 256-512 are dithered colors. Only line type 1 is allowed to use colors 256-512." Is that correct? In other words, I can't make an irregular (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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