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Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:34:33 GMT
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> "David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message
> news:IA3zL9.xKJ@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.robotics, "Rob Limbaugh" <RLimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.com> wrote:
> > > Personally, I think something similar to the moonbase concept should be
> > > applied--
> >
> > I love standards, but I also like the 'variedness' of the GBC
> > modules--trying to
> > get somethign specific hammered down, like 'only 32x32 baseplates with the
> > bin
> > in the bottom left corner' might be a little difficult.
> >
> > As it is, Steve's details is the front of the bin must be within 32 studs
> > from
> > the back edge of the baseplate, to allow modules to run along a wall.
> >
> > Maybe in the future Steve and Co. will get more specific, but this is a
> > good
> > start
> >
> > We shall see what transpires.
> >
> > Dave K
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> What's the big deal? Either you can make a module to comply with simple
> specs, or you can't. If you need more space and can't fit everything inside
> 1 - 32x32 module, then make a multiplate module
Why impose more limits than necessary? Of the 10 modules in our (very successful)
test GBC, these 4 would have to be eliminated for being out-of-spec: (not a multiple
of 32)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049771
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049777
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049778
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049781
oops, I forgot, you can't use 48x48 baseplates. Add this:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049768
Come to think of it, exactly one of the ten were legal modules that fit in one
standard 32x32 module.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049770
And, because of the spec, when Chad's module (
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1049771 ) stopped working, we took
it out, slid the other together, and kept running.
I just don't see how adding more rules will improve anything.
Steve
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| "David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:IA3zL9.xKJ@lugnet.com... (...) What's the big deal? Either you can make a module to comply with simple specs, or you can't. If you need more space and can't fit everything inside 1 - (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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