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Subject: 
Re: Ropes, Flex Tubes, Rubber Bands, et. al.
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Date: 
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:13:37 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Shaun Sullivan writes:
Hi All,

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 ...


This page has a spreadsheet for modeling curved nets.  Perhaps that
might help with modeling string since the real nets are made of string?

  http://www.sayce-jones.co.uk/lego/cad/

I always have trouble finding that page because a google search for
ldraw and net doesn't pick it up, but a search for mlcad and net does.



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Hi All, I've been working diligently on LDrawing my Hudson 4-6-4 Steam Engine ((URL) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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