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Re: LEGO Factory Updated
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 10 May 2006 03:43:01 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <gdothyde@NOSPAMbigponddotnetdotau>
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"Jason J Railton" <j.j.railton@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Agh! I love that you can buy models priced per-part, but the part placing
> is
> driving me nuts! Tiles are the worst - they just won't fit.
I tried to do what you described below, and it would appear the LDD
designers have forgotten some rather common and obvious connections.
> Try placing two headlight bricks (1x1 brick with stud on side) side-by
> side,
> then attaching a 1x4 tile centred on their side studs - impossible! Try
> placing
> a 1x3 plate, then add a 1x2 tile on the end stud, at 90° to the 1x3
> plate -
> again, it just won't take it. In some cases, it'll accept it in a
> half-stud
> offset position, actually impinging on solid studs.
The first example you gave there, is something I would expect that *should*
work. Why it doesn't is beyond me. I certainly hope they also program it
to recognize the pillar of offset building, that of attaching something onto
a sunken LEGO stud by inserting the stud grips on the bottom of pieces and
creating a half-plate offset - which is almost essential if you're going to
do SNOT constructions
The second example is one that one might not normally use, as it is a rather
tight fit for the elements. I don't think TLG have used construction like
this in an actual LEGO model's instructions. If they have, they seem to
have forgotten about it.
> Why can we only move pieces up and down by manual control? Why can't we
> have
> keys for forcing a piece to move forward/back/left/right too?
You can move pieces up/down, if you turn off the automatic connections
gizmo. It is very hard though to position elements and get them to sit in
the right position.
I sure hope TLG are listening and working out the problems.
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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| (...) I'm not talking about anything complicated, like wedging the tile in pony-ears style. All I meant was to place the tile on the last stud so it's overhanging the side of the plate. Nothing complicated. I wanted to put a 1x1 tile there, but (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Agh! I love that you can buy models priced per-part, but the part placing is driving me nuts! Tiles are the worst - they just won't fit. Try placing two headlight bricks (1x1 brick with stud on side) side-by side, then attaching a 1x4 tile (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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