Request for Comments: New Type Qualifiers

[Travis Cobbs]

I'd like to add 2 new type qualifiers to the !LDRAW_ORG meta:

Pattern and Assembly

- Since the pCC©/pNNNN suffix is used for both dual mold and printed parts, Pattern will be used to denote a printed part. There might also be a use for a dual mold qualifier.
- Assembly with be used to denote a shortcut that LEGO normally produces and distributes as one unit. Think torso with hands and arms, the 1x1 lever, or electric motors. This will not apply to further shortcuts that combine more parts, like the electric motor and cable shortcuts.

I'm personally not in favor, since it means that all current software (including LDView) will no longer recognize those items as being parts. It's easy enough for me to update LDView's code, but like I said, all current software will stop working. The reality is, from an end-user perspective, patterned parts and assemblies are both still parts.

It could be that LDView is the only program that pays attention to this.

If others disagree, you'll also need Unofficial_ versions of both Pattern and Assembly.

I feel that if this is necessary information, it should be provided in a different way.