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Re: Ropes, Flex Tubes, Rubber Bands, et. al.
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:52:06 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse writes:
> In lugnet.cad, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> > Hi All,
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> > I've been working diligently on LDrawing my Hudson 4-6-4 Steam Engine
> > (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=217947), and am finally
> > running up against the seemingly impossible:
> >
> > Is there a way to modify pieces so that they bend and curve? So far, I've
> > replaced bent flex-tubing with the hose-segments, which is a pretty good
> > simulation (although the texture isn't quite right). The real trick now is how
> > to simulate string, or rubber bands, or the like. Are there any suggestions
> > for how one can customize the pieces appropriately? Or, alternatively, is
> > there a means of ?drawing in? such pieces in an LDRAW-Compatible fashion? As
> > you can see, there are a number of places in which making some sort of a
> > representation of curved pieces would really add to the overall effect ...
> >
> > Any help, tutorials, or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in
> > advance ...
>
> Here's a page with some tools for modeling rubber band belts.
And the missing link is:
http://philohome.free.fr/rubberbelt/rubberbelts.htm
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| (...) Thanks for the link. I think I'll be able to use this in a number of places - there are several rubber bands wrapped around the stacks on top of the engine, and well as some around the chassis. I'm thinking I might also be able to simulate the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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