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Re: New space building standard and submission to www.classic-space.com
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Date: 
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:33:30 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard writes:

<snip>
I think you deserve a more fair, more intuitive presentation.
So here is my second chance (read it slowly):

You start a new classic space creation with the big picture in mind.
The basic idea is that turning this big picture into an actual model
requires a myriad of atomic design decisions. Just like a piece of matter is
made of a myriad of atoms. The main hypothesis is that these constructive
(=difficult) decisions are only 5 in number:
* pair = join 2 neighbor bricks
* bridge = join two pillars
* support = make a pillar
* balance = make two heights equal
* floor = provide a surface
Other decisions are said to be decorative (=easy).
A brick has studs at top and antistuds at bottom.
So a brick can fulfill two roles: a bottom role and a top role.
Obviously bottom role is either "pair" or "bridge".
Obviously top role is either "support", "balance" or "floor".
Then the comcept easily justifies the selection and placement of bricks. The
selected brick has a shape compatible with the two roles assigned to the
placement. Conversely roles are assigned to placements thanks to constraints
generated by other bricks: a bridge joins 2 pillars so a bridge requires two
pillars.

Thanks for criticism,

Damien

Thanks, this has at least helped me to understand what you're getting at.
But it seems to me that this system doesn't account for building techniques
that work at multiple angles. For example, using bricks with studs on the
side to build sideways in addition to up. Am I missing something? Or is that
the next step?

-Lucas Thompson



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  Re: New space building standard and submission to www.classic-space.com
 
(...) Hi Lucas, Studs on side are taken into account in basic cases such as headligths (as "light") and cone engines (as "egret"). Remember the building system is designed for classic space theme (early 1980s). There was no bricks with studs on the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)

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(...) Hi Jesse, I agree with you. Simple ideas should have simple presentation. It also came to my mind that the real or perceived complexity of my building system may be a poor mist for charlatanism. I am not naive: where there is seduction there (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)

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