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Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Fri, 11 Jun 1999 14:11:51 GMT
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Good thinking on this, but there is one problem not addressed: duplicate set
numbers. For this we will need at least one character to distinguish different
sets with the same number. But this puts us over the 8+3 characters. The only
character we really have to work with under your system is the leading "S".
Perhaps for the second instance of a set number we could call it "T7140a_1". I
would be nice, of course, if all sets sorted together under "S", but then how
to deal with duplicate numbers?
-John Van
Papp Imre <ipapp@geometria.hu> wrote in message news:FD5IE8.M2t@lugnet.com...
> Dear Tim,
>
> I agree with idea to standardize the TLG model header and filename.
>
> Some comments:
>
> Tim Courtney wrote in message ...
> > Please use the set number as the
> > filename, nothing more.
>
> 1. If we use the plain set number as filename, this may lead to confusion,
> because I'm
> sure there are identical part and set numbers.
>
> 2. We should extend the header/filename standard to able to identify
> official alternate models in a TLG sets (that have building instructions in
> the booklet) .
>
> 3. Some sets consist of several submodels (e.g. Airport set, has airplanes,
> helicopters, trucks, buildings, minifigs etc). It would be nice to have
> separate files for the "officially" separate submodels ( for those ones
> having separate picture series in the booklet).
> Finally we could present a 'shortcut' file for the whole set that arrange
> the submodels in similar way as they appear on the box. (In the airport set
> e.g. the airplaine is taking off, hmm.)
>
> Suggested terminology:
>
> Set - the whole box
> Model - separate models in a set that have instructions in the booklet (1,2,
> or more)
> Submodel - part of a model that is a separate entity (airplane, car,
> building, boat, etc.)
> Component - part of a model/submodel that is in separate file for technical
> reason
> (left wing, right wing, etc)
>
> I suggest to rethink our old filename convention like this:
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> S<ssss>[<m>][<u>][<c>].{DAT|MPD}
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> where S<ssss> the set number (e.g. S7140.dat)
>
> <m> optional model identifier. Omit if there is only one model in the set.
> Use letters for the model (a, b, c etc.) or underscore '_' for placeholder,
> if you have submodel or components to identify.
> (e.g. S7140a.dat)
>
> <u> optional submodel identifer. Omit if there is only one submodel in the
> model. Use letters for the model (a, b, c etc.) or underscore '_' for
> placeholder, if you have components.
> (e.g. S7140aa.dat or S7140_a.dat if the set has no alterative models)
>
> <c> component identifer. Omit if you have no components. Use arbitrary
> alfanumeric character (e.g. S7140ba1.dat or S7140b_1.dat if the model has no
> submodels, or
> S7140__1.dat if te set has no alternative models nor submodels but you
> created components.
>
> This is a 8+3 compliant format, DOS users will be happy too.
>
> In the file header I suggest change only the set line like this:
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> 0 Set: <set_number> <set_name> [,<model_name>] [,submodel_name]
> [,component ]
>
> According to the filename convention. e.g
>
> 0 Set: 7140 X-Wing Fighter, First Model, Fighter, Left wing
>
> I hope this is not an 'overspecification' of the problem :).
>
> Ampi
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Imre Papp
> Geometria GIS Systems House
> email: ipapp@geometria.hu
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