Jude Wrote:
>This leads me to my next
> question: why were these parts never incorporated
> into the LDraw library? Surely people as obsessed
> with quality as you guys would want the best in
> your library. And if this wasn't possible due to
> copyright issues, then why weren't they
> re-developed (or the original parts improved) to
> match the quality?
Please read: http://www.ldraw.org/Article479.html
> I guess when you boil it all down, it seems like
> this is something that this LDraw community should
> take control of. I'm constantly reading around
> here things like "this site isn't about LEGO
> colors, it's about PARTS!" and "the PT is no place
> for models, this site is all about PARTS!" Well
> then, what about LGEO parts (or high-quality
> parts, as they are)? THEY'RE PARTS!!! So why
> aren't they here?
We hardly catch up with the yearly output of new parts by LEGO; do you really think we have resources left for a second library? Joining our workforce would ease the load. There are still tons of L(EGO)Draw parts waiting to be cleansed:
http://wiki.ldraw.org/index.php?title=L%...arts_Chart
Not much author skills required:
Preparing a L(EGO)Draw part for the Parts Tracker – A review
Dealing with bad lines of L(EGO)Draw parts (tutorial)
LEGO Universe parts cleanup etiquette
w.
>This leads me to my next
> question: why were these parts never incorporated
> into the LDraw library? Surely people as obsessed
> with quality as you guys would want the best in
> your library. And if this wasn't possible due to
> copyright issues, then why weren't they
> re-developed (or the original parts improved) to
> match the quality?
Please read: http://www.ldraw.org/Article479.html
> I guess when you boil it all down, it seems like
> this is something that this LDraw community should
> take control of. I'm constantly reading around
> here things like "this site isn't about LEGO
> colors, it's about PARTS!" and "the PT is no place
> for models, this site is all about PARTS!" Well
> then, what about LGEO parts (or high-quality
> parts, as they are)? THEY'RE PARTS!!! So why
> aren't they here?
We hardly catch up with the yearly output of new parts by LEGO; do you really think we have resources left for a second library? Joining our workforce would ease the load. There are still tons of L(EGO)Draw parts waiting to be cleansed:
http://wiki.ldraw.org/index.php?title=L%...arts_Chart
Not much author skills required:
Preparing a L(EGO)Draw part for the Parts Tracker – A review
Dealing with bad lines of L(EGO)Draw parts (tutorial)
LEGO Universe parts cleanup etiquette
w.
LEGO ergo sum