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Re: custom 73590a hose flexible
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:29:17 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Tim David writes:
> I have been trying to make custom bent flexible hose part 73590a using parts
> 750 (hose flexible end 1 x 1 x2/3 with tabs) 754 (hose flexible segment link
> section)755 hose flexible segment end section)and 756 hose flexible segment
> centre section)
> While it is possible it is very time consuming and fiddly as segments have
> to be turned induvidually by fractions of degrees and move by fractions of
> units.
> Does anyone know of a simple way of doing this, possibly by making them
> follow a spline or similar?
If you know emacs, try Fredrik Glöckner's emacs ldraw mode. Even if you don't
know emacs, he has good instructions at
http://folk.uio.no/fredrigl/technic/ldraw-mode/index.html
The instructions for doing hoses (and bezier curves in general) are about
halfway down at
http://folk.uio.no/fredrigl/technic/ldraw-mode/index.html#bezier
I used it for the hoses on my locomotive
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6165 took about 10 mins.
HTH
ROSCO
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