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Re: New Parts Drawings - Plates, Slope, Track Pieces
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lugnet.parts.custom
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Sun, 6 Feb 2005 05:21:40 GMT
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In lugnet.parts.custom, Mark Bellis wrote:
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Please don’t go to a lot of trouble on my account!
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Hi,
No real “trouble” - I do this for a living. It’s the DAT conversion that’s
slightly fussy. If you’re not using MLCAD with your custom parts, I don’t know
if there’s much demand otherwise! So I may as well just skip that bit.
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If others want to make a library of wished-for parts, then CAD would be the
way to go. If the relationship with TLC’s parts design department could be
established, I’m not sure what format would be best for submission of
designs. I suggest some sort of universal engineering drawing, that could be
converted to whatever they use.
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Somehow I don’t see TLG designers wanting or needing to see fan-created CAD
files. IF they were interested in the designs, they’d probably create all that
stuff on their own; all you’d need are renders/DAT files of your parts to convey
the idea to them. Heck, if it’s a good enough part idea you could sell it with a
sketch on a napkin..
All commercial CAD software can output to common image file formats. Modified
DAT files can be read in MLCAD or other viewers. IOW, I don’t think
standardization of the format is an issue.
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If you can draw parts easily and post 3D or 3rd angle projection jpegs on
Brickshelf, these parts, which I have actually made, would be useful:
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Having said all that, sure, I can model your files and give you renders or ortho
views (again I don’t think detailed dimensions are really necessary). I’d
already modeled most of the parts you mention for a CAD class I teach.
However, is there any way you could post a picture of all the modded parts
you’ve actually made? Maybe even a before-after type thing? I’m having a hard
time understanding the mod to the pulley just from your words, and I know
nothing about trains so I don’t understand the context of its use.
Darrell
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| (...) Please don't go to a lot of trouble on my account! It's just that I usually post jpegs or bitmaps of things to my Brickshelf, since anyone can view them without any special software. I'm not seriously into CAD! If I had the facilities to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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