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Re: Gondola, Boxcar and new Locomotive!
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Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:19:03 GMT
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GsGI4s.G97@lugnet.com...
> > So the web interface is bad because of my particular design, or Web
> > interfaces in general for BIs are bad?
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> Hum... IMO I think both. Caroline Train builder got the right idea. They
> provide you with images of the final model on their website and then give
> you a .PDF file that contains a) the building instructions (a few pieces • per
> step NOT LIKE LEOS's on-line instructions) and b) an 'excel' like sheet • with
> all the pieces (by color and qty) of what you will need. I'm not saying
> THIS is the best method (as sometimes the images in the PDF are *BAD* in
> quality) but it's the best I have seen apart from a straight .ldr • download.
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Thanks for the compliment on my instructions[1].
A couple of comments on this topic. I personally do not like building from
a computer monitor. That is why I provide my instructions as a PDF file.
As Ahui mentioned above, PDF files do have some limits, in my case the image
in the PDF file are not nearly as good as when I print them on paper.
However, PDF is a very good format for representing printed material on the
web. So like lots of things, there are pros and cons with PDF.
Mike
[1] - You can download the instructions referred to above from my web site
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com. I have been releasing a free model
each month[2] (I haven't done March yet) for the last three months and hope
to continue doing this for a while.
[2] - The FMOTM page is at:
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com/fmotm/index.htm
--
Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Trainc Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot
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