the starting orientation of a part is the one in its .dat file.
for example, a line from 0/0/0 to 1/0/0 is just there.
there is no other information source about e.g. a different rotation or positioning of a part.
a part is where it is. all about it is coded in its .dat file.
there is an ongoing discussion if we should add such positioning info to our syntax,
so we are able to change that default orientation and positioning even when a part has become official
without having to touch its geometry. however, that syntax has not yet been agreed on, or implemented:
http://forums.ldraw.org/showthread.php?t...2#pid15022
for example, a line from 0/0/0 to 1/0/0 is just there.
there is no other information source about e.g. a different rotation or positioning of a part.
a part is where it is. all about it is coded in its .dat file.
there is an ongoing discussion if we should add such positioning info to our syntax,
so we are able to change that default orientation and positioning even when a part has become official
without having to touch its geometry. however, that syntax has not yet been agreed on, or implemented:
http://forums.ldraw.org/showthread.php?t...2#pid15022