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Re: Weird Logo Issue at L3P Quality Level 3
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lugnet.cad.ray
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Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:10:39 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.ray, Dave Schuler writes:
> > How many parts have this mirroring? I expect that the 4x8 wings are an
> > example. Would it be possible to recreate the basic wing, without studs, as
> > a sub-part, and then invoke it in the two actual wing files? The studs
> > could be added in the proper arrangement, like this:
> [snip]
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> Yes, that would certainly work. And for correct alignment of studs, it will
> sometimes be the only answer.
> Unfortunately, this approach requires more work on the part of the author,
> and it's likely that not everyone would be willing to do it. I don't feel
> that "straight studs" should be a requirement parts in the ldraw.org library.
I dunno... I'm still coming to grips with the whole BFC thing, so this
subpart whatsit doesn't seem like too much extra typing! That reminds
me--is BFC-compliance mandatory for new parts submissions, or is it simply a
good idea? I confess that I'm a little vague on the benefit of it; does it
boost rendering speed in some viewers? Even when I ran my feeble Pentium
120 (until about 2 months ago) I didn't notice much difference (since
everything took two weeks to process). What am I missing?
Dave!
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| (...) :) It's not much extra typing, it's just one more thing to understand, or more guideline to follow... (...) It's simply a good idea. (...) There are two primary benefit: 1. It *can* boost rendering speed, if the viewer is coded to take (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Weird Logo Issue at L3P Quality Level 3
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| (...) [snip] Yes, that would certainly work. And for correct alignment of studs, it will sometimes be the only answer. For example, some parts (30373 is one of them) use mirror symmetry to create a subpart that is a fraction (like 1/4 or 1/8) of the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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