RE: Recommended Digital Calipers for measuring parts (+ rare Clutch Test Implements.)
2021-01-11, 3:33
2021-01-11, 3:33
(2021-01-09, 18:01)Philippe Hurbain Wrote: Got a cheap one too, more than precise enough!
Anyway they will NOT match LDraw parts which are somewhat idealized...
eg. bars are modeled as 3.2mm while their official diameter is 3.18mm. And if we go physical, it's worse: just measured one which is not even cylindrical, I measure between 3.12mm and 3.28mm according to the place where I measure!
I see no problem! BTW, can you share the design numbers you read?
My digital calipers arrived today. I may try my hand at designing the parts for LDraw. If not, I will take photos and annotate the photo with every measurement that we need to re-create it!
Should I round my measurements to match the idealized values?
---tom
P.S. I plan to take excellent photos and write a short article on brickarchitect.com about these rare parts.