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Duplo candle - Peter Blomberg - 2025-10-01
What is the correct number for the uncolored Duplo candle?
11854, 98219, or 34099
What is the proper name and number for the yellow-flamed part? Is it considered a pattern?
Is there a standard phrase to acknowledge who scanned the part?
RE: Duplo candle - Orion Pobursky - 2025-10-01
Per the Parts Tracker policies:
Quote:Do not submit parts by authors who have not agreed to the Contributor Agreement, even if those parts are licensed under the current library license.
In this case you're good since Peter is an author. I'd put a history line similar to what we do for BI data:
Code:
0 !HISTORY 202X-XX-XX [Evilspyre] Original part shapeRE: Duplo candle - Orion Pobursky - 2025-10-01
To answer you first question.
I'd used 11854. Since this is a dual mold part it needs to be in 2 subfiles and 11854 should be the uncolored version. For 11854p01 I'd make the flame color and the candle color 16.
RE: Duplo candle - Peter Blomberg - 2025-10-01
(Today, 1:06)Orion Pobursky Wrote: I'd put a history line similar to what we do for BI data:
Code:0 !HISTORY 202X-XX-XX [Evilspyre] Original part shape
Would it be clearer with "Scanned the part" instead of "Original part shape"?
RE: Duplo candle - Peter Blomberg - 2025-10-01
(Today, 1:13)Orion Pobursky Wrote: I'd used 11854. Since this is a dual mold part it needs to be in 2 subfiles and 11854 should be the uncolored version. For 11854p01 I'd make the flame color and the candle color 16.
So, something like this?
11854s01.dat ~Duplo Candle - Flame
type: subpart
11854s02.dat ~Duplo Candle - Cylinder
type: subpart
11854.dat Duplo Candle
type: part?
11854p01.dat Duplo Candle with Yellow Flame
type: shortcut?
Do s01 and s02 have to be closed meshes?
Does the description of 11854p01 have to end with "Pattern"?
Does 11854p01 require a "set xxxx" within the keywords?
How can I find examples of dual mold parts? Know any?
RE: Duplo candle - Magnus Forsberg - 2025-10-01
(4 hours ago)Peter Blomberg Wrote: So, something like this?
11854s01.dat ~Duplo Candle - Flame
type: subpart
11854s02.dat ~Duplo Candle - Cylinder
type: subpart
11854.dat Duplo Candle
type: part?
11854p01.dat Duplo Candle with Yellow Flame
type: shortcut?
Do s01 and s02 have to be closed meshes?
Does the description of 11854p01 have to end with "Pattern"?
Does 11854p01 require a "set xxxx" within the keywords?
How can I find examples of dual mold parts? Know any?
Subparts are correctly described.
11854.dat is a Part, but only to join the 2 subfiles. Try to keep all prim, tri, quad, edge and conds in the subs. The subs should be easy to use in all the coloured parts.
11854p01.dat is also a Part, not a shortcut, since it will use the same 2 subfiles, but 1 of them (or more) is coloured.
The subfiles in a dual mould part doesn't need to be closed meshes, except when one of the colours is transparent.
Then one mesh, usually the one with a solid colour, need to be closed. Think like this: You can't see the inside of the solid half, through the transparent half. Right? Note: There is no edge lines between the halves, but again: Can I see any edge lines inside, through the trans half?
The word Pattern must be added in the description, and that make a set number mandatory.
Study the structure in most of the Muppet heads, as a good example.
RE: Duplo candle - Orion Pobursky - 2025-10-01
(3 hours ago)Magnus Forsberg Wrote: The word Pattern must be added in the description, and that make a set number mandatory.
This isn't true anymore. You can add the KEYWORD "Colour Combination" (No quotes) instead of "Pattern" in the description and a Set KEYWORD.