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(...) Hey, don't go blaming poor Partsref for something that's an LDraw problem. ;) (23 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) that part (and it's name) come from partsref - we try to use partsref names whenever we can, unless it's for a part that isn't available as a dat yet. But even for X numbers (our custom parts), we will eventually rename them to whatever the (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(URL) would what you're saying allow more obvious names like "worm gear" - as I think of it, because that's what it logically interacts with and looks like to me, at least - help me to find that name for a part often used in gear-reduction (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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I'm not going to quote it because I agree with it in total. I'd like to add some related thoughts that have been nagging at me ever since I first encountered Brick{Bay,Link} and LDraw... The thing that bugs me most is the names given to the parts. (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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I like the idea of better indexing, and would be happy to incorporate any new method into peeron - now someone just has to write it :) I know that indexing by a non-unique field (which is the part number) is a bad thing - it's just the easiest and (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Currently, there are three active major part databases out there: Partsref, Peeron Inventories, and the BrickLink Catalog. All have their advantages: Partsref has keywords, cross-referencing to other databases, and usually excellent pictures[1]. (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) BrickLink catalog, added last month by Brett Antaya and spokane1 (Jonathan McKay?). And with luck the inventory of Slave I will be available tomorrow. . . TWS Garrison Remove caps to reply (23 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Actually, I don't even recognize the parts. My knowledge of 2001--2002 parts is minimal---I think I have fewer than a dozen open sets from those years. ---...--- TWS Garrison tgarriso@math.purdue.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) You do recognize the part itself, yes? I know the numbers aren't canon yet--but the geometry of the piece (4x4 base to 2x4 top, last brick height toes in at 45-deg, with 2x2 hollow studs and two one- finger click hinge bits) I hope is clear. I (...) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Nope, sorry, I don't recognize these. Anyone else? ---...--- TWS Garrison tgarriso@math.purdue.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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