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What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
(...) Part names. One of my favorite topics. :) While I was working on the (URL) for my book I spent a lot of time thinking about part naming and categorization. (...) I don't know that I'd label that name as "ridiculous". It may be outdated(1), but (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.parts, FTX)

	Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Darrell Urbien
	(...) I always had a problem with "convex" and "concave" (and, of course, their "doubled" bretheren). I've always associated those words with curved parts. But I can't really think of a better way to describe them.. Darrell (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

		Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
		(...) In the Brickopedia I got away from those two terms, since I agree with you... they can be confusing at times. :) For example, I called this: (URL) an 'Outer Corner' as in the way it's sometimes used to create the outer corner or edge of a (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

			Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Steve Bliss
			(...) Ha. It is single, but obviously not concave. The "double concave" could be more clearly written "double, concave" or "double & concave". But I'm sure you knew that. DFTT, etc., etc. A truly double-concave part would be interesting -- only two (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

	Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Didier Enjary
	(...) Definitely studs, as even french people use, not mainly but only, this term. (...) AZMEP plates :) (...) Erling bricks :) (...) If you talk about System plates, I've read "one third brick" from a LEGO book. If you talk about Duplo plates you (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

		Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —
		I think a few of us have our own terms. I have heard the studs referred to as "lugs" as well, although I did have to explain to someone that it was not reason Lugnet is so named. How about Technic Beams vs Technic Bricks. I admit to never having (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts)

			Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
			(...) And from my perspective, if I heard the word 'lug' I would think of a 'lug nut' and studs don't really remind me of those. But it's interesting to hear that someone does, indeed, use a term like that. This is what makes this topic so much fun. (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts)

		Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
		(...) I think that "knobs" may be more common in the U.K. but I could be very wrong. It would be interesting to hear from someone who uses the term (if anyone) and know where they are. I know at least one reference to it, and it was one made by (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

			Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Didier Enjary
			(...) IMHO, studs make sense more than knobs because of terms such "studless" or "SNOT"....knobs will lead to knobless and "KNOT". (...) In french, tiles are named "plaques lisses" (smooth plates)...but even more commonly "tiles". (...) Sorry. This (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

				Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
				(...) I will admit to being a big UNfan of acronyms, so I steer clear of using them, much less creating new ones. :) (...) Very good to know. (...) Ah ok, I see. :) Thanks for those links. Those are both excellent pages. (...) I think you're right. (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

	Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Steve Bliss
	(...) Interesting. To me, 'bevel' would apply to slope bricks more than wedge/skew bricks. Actually, it seems like a very good term for slope bricks. Hmm, excuse me, I need to go update some LDraw part names... ;) (...) I'm always up for part-name (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

		Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
		(...) I found those elements to be difficult to label. I'm not sure 'bevel' is perfect, but then neither is wedge. ;) Had I known about 'skew' I just might have tried to resurrect that term. I quite like it. (...) I think slope bricks are actually (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

			Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Steve Bliss
			(...) Yes, exactly. (...) I wasn't seriously suggesting we try to rename slopes. But bevel would be so much more ... taxonimetrical. (...) We shoulda just stuck with "Roof tile" -- to be extra confusing. (...) Ooo. Good guess. But it was actually (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

				Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Allan Bedford
				(...) You don't think it's a good idea to rename slopes? ;) But I agree with you, it's not a bad alternate name for them. In the Brickopedia I tried to find a balance between taxonomically correct labels and groupings/names that made sense from a (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)

	Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus) —Erik Olson
	(...) Back to my childhood: They are bumps. One bumper, two bumper, four bumper (I never had any three bumpers when I named them) are 1x bricks. (...) One bumper center plate! (plates with no bumps are smooth plates.) (...) Headlight bricks. But the (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)