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Re: Parts Tracker is Now Live!
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Sat, 15 Sep 2001 11:13:44 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Ross Crawford writes:
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> > Hi Steve, looking good!
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> Thanks, I'm working on getting more files online...
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> > Noticed that "Animal Bird with Parrot Pattern" appears twice - once with a "_"
> > prepended as parts 2546p01 & 81379. Is this a bug, or has it been submitted
> > twice?
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> Nope, those are supposed to both be there. 2546p01 is the general file, the
> one we'll use most often. 81379 is an 'official shortcut' - 81379 is LEGO's
> number for the parrot piece, molded in red plastic, with the green and white
> pattern on it. So 81379.dat is hard-coded to red. It's flagged with an
> underscore on the front of the name, so it's easy to tell that it's an
> official shortcut, rather than a standard part file.
Aaaah! Thanks for the explanation!
> > PS: I've done 1 part, does that make me experienced?? 8?)
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> Depends. How good are you at reviewing files, and explaining to authors
> what the desired corrections are?
Well I've done it a bit at work, but nothing related to CAD or LEGO! Is
there any info on obvious things to check, or anything like that? Or should
I just try authoring some more parts first? Also, are there any tools you
guys use for modelling surfaces which can be used? I did the Air Horn
totally by hand and it took a fair while even for such a (relatively) simple
part.
ROSCO
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| (...) Hmm. There isn't currently any guide to reviewing parts. But there should be -- at least a FAQ. I'll work on it. But the important thing is common sense - to check a file, get the matching part in hand, and compare the physical part to the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker is Now Live!
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| (...) Thanks, I'm working on getting more files online... (...) Nope, those are supposed to both be there. 2546p01 is the general file, the one we'll use most often. 81379 is an 'official shortcut' - 81379 is LEGO's number for the parrot piece, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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