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Hi John,
John Harms wrote:
> In lugnet.build.contests, Kevin Dixon writes:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Here is my entry for the blacktron I space contest:
> >
> > http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9419
> <SNIP>
>
> S'Cool. Having done my entry in MLCAD/POVRay as well, I gotta ask: "How'd you
> do the hoses?" I was gonna add some (it doesn't seem completely BT1 w/o
> yellow hoses), but trying to build the things segment by segment caused much
> blurriness of vision.
Yes, the hoses are pretty cool I thought.
I used a spreadsheet that I got from this webpage:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/1864/hoses.html
I'm not exactly sure whose web page it is, but the spreadsheet on it
works well.
Basically it uses a bezier curve function to calculate where the hose
segments should go, and then automatically builds a dat file for the
hose. It took me a few hours to figure out how the control points work,
and then another couple hours of tinkering to get a good hose shape.
But I think it is worth it.
Good luck, and feel free to ask any questions about the hose
spreadsheet, now that I've somewhat figured it out.
Cheers,
Kevin
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