RE: Dish 2x2 Patterns
2017-06-27, 11:35 (This post was last modified: 2017-06-27, 11:46 by Philippe Hurbain.)
2017-06-27, 11:35 (This post was last modified: 2017-06-27, 11:46 by Philippe Hurbain.)
Hi Evert,
- I agree with you: using 4-8sphe is wrong, because tangents at the edges shouldn't be vertical. Using appropriate cones primitives (and condlines in-between) would be much better. Or perhaps (need to check the result after proper scaling) the bump5000 primitive could be used? Fortunately there are not yet patterns for this part, so changing shape is not a big deal.
- That said, the problem with 4-8sphe is not a problem of low resolution... the shapshot you made show the very low resolution 8\4-8sphe, not the regular 8sphe. I guess you have a problem with your LDraw configuration?
- The LDD model (attached here) shows a groove at the base of the part that should imho be modeled. Now the question is - is there only one (grooved) version of 2654, or was there also a grooveless version in the past? Anyway I couldn't find any evidence of a grooveless version so far...
- I agree with you: using 4-8sphe is wrong, because tangents at the edges shouldn't be vertical. Using appropriate cones primitives (and condlines in-between) would be much better. Or perhaps (need to check the result after proper scaling) the bump5000 primitive could be used? Fortunately there are not yet patterns for this part, so changing shape is not a big deal.
- That said, the problem with 4-8sphe is not a problem of low resolution... the shapshot you made show the very low resolution 8\4-8sphe, not the regular 8sphe. I guess you have a problem with your LDraw configuration?
- The LDD model (attached here) shows a groove at the base of the part that should imho be modeled. Now the question is - is there only one (grooved) version of 2654, or was there also a grooveless version in the past? Anyway I couldn't find any evidence of a grooveless version so far...