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Re: How extensively do you plan ships?
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Sat, 6 Sep 2003 18:01:15 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jordan D. Greer wrote:
> How extensively do all of you plan your vessels before you commence
> with construction? Personally, I usually do a small doodle or just start
> building before making a ship of less than 120 studs. When the ships are
> larger than that, I generally do a lot of math and drawings to figure
> out how many pieces will be needed, general shapes, construction
> methods, angles, masses, et cetera. By far, I think the most useful
> planning one can do is figure out the minimum amount of pieces of
> appropriate types that can be used in a vessel of dimensions (x,y,z).
> Just doodling general features is also very useful. I would probably do
> a bit more of planning if I had better drawing skills, but alas, I do
> not possess such at this moment.
For larger MOCs, I usually think of a small idea, like a cargo bay, or a door,
or something like that, and then I mentally build a ship around the idea. Then,
I'll draw a floor plan on graph paper, calculating how many pieces I need for
the walls, ceilings, and floors. Then I start building. Normally, I don't stick
exactly to the floorplan, because of structural problems that I couldn't figure
out on paper.
For smaller MOCs, I just start building once I have a basic idea in my head,
adding anything I think would look cool.
Curt A. Tigges
Supreme Commander
http://www.commandercurt.net/UnitedLFWEB
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