[LSC] 1.0.0 Spec Comments
Orion Pobursky
orion at pobursky.com
Mon Aug 20 17:14:24 EDT 2007
Since I can post directly to the LSC list, here are my comments. I'll
delineate the section where appropriate.
Purpose: "standard by which most create virtual LEGO® models"
Due to past personal conflicts and missteps too lengthly to get in to
here, consider changing to "standard by which most create LEGO® models
on the computer"
LDraw Files: File Name: "The requirement for LDraw files to conform to
the DOS 8.3 filename convention has been removed."
Define what the spec is and not what it is not. Consider removing this
line as it is extraneous.
LDraw Files: File Name: "Official LDraw filenames ..."
This whole sentence should be removed and placed in a separate document
defining official library standards.
Line Types: Line Type 0
I think the form "0 <comment>" should be depreciated and stated as such
in the spec.
Line Types: Line Type 0: Meta Commands
I'm concerned with adding the "!" to the official spec. What about 3rd
party metas that don't use "!". If a 3rd party program has metas that
don't start with "!" then technically that program can't claim LDraw.org
spec compatibility. I recommend mandating it for official metas and
strongly suggesting it for unofficial ones. You might want to add a
note that if an unofficial meta were ever to become officially adopted
it would be required to have a "!".
Line Types: Line Type 4
I'm hesitant to disallow concave quads. There's nothing technically
wrong with them and a good chunk of the current official library doesn't
conform.
Line Types: Line Type 4
I think the common verticies paragraph needs a visual example.
-Orion
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