6228 dolphin

[Christoph Mierowski]

anybody interested in making the dolphin?
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6228u

There is a LDD shape available....

[Stan Isachenko]

On part tracker. But not the best(

[Stan Isachenko]

Christoph, why you don't want to try it yourself?
Read this article. And use this tool. I think it will helps you to create parts for you models)

[Philippe Hurbain]

Stan Isachenko Wrote:
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> On part tracker. But not the best(
You beat me this time

[Philippe Hurbain]

As I added some improvement tips, I copy here the PT review:

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Origin in mid air is wrong. I think it should be placed at bottom surface, in the middle of bottom cavity. Now it's not so obvious since the cavity is slanted...
Otherwise there are many weird split quads/triangles in the middle of the shape. You should run rectifier BEFORE symsplitter (don't forget to update rectifier if it chokes on too large files http://www.philohome.com/isecalc/rectifier.htm)
Also you have many useless condlines in the middle of planar surfaces. Run Edger2 with "delete existing condlines" option to avoid that.

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[Christoph Mierowski]

This would be a big step - so far I know something about the Dat format, but I'm no part author yet and never created any part.
And then there is the jungle of part authoring programs....

[Alexandre Bourdais]

Can I work on it ?
Is there a priority list for parts to be worked, or created ?

[Philippe Hurbain]

Can I work on it ?

Sure!

Is there a priority list for parts to be worked, or created ?

Not really... so many parts to do/improve, so many different interests...