[LSC] LDraw File Spec -Diagrams
William Howard
william at howard-family.fsworld.co.uk
Mon Sep 10 14:01:12 EDT 2007
Some links would have helped!
http://www.ldraw.org/modules/gallery/album61/LDrawCoordsSystem
http://www.ldraw.org/modules/gallery/album61/LDrawPoly1
http://www.ldraw.org/modules/gallery/album61/LDrawPoly2
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Howard" <william at howard-family.fsworld.co.uk>
To: "LDraw Standards Committee" <lsc at ldraw.org>; <parts at ldraw.org>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [LSC] LDraw File Spec -Diagrams
> I've done some basic diagrams for the spec.
>
> They will suffice for the purposes of discussion and ratifying the spec,
> but I'm far from happy with the artistic ability displayed within them!
>
> However, I don't see improving the visual appearance of a diagram as a
> "material change" to the spec, so these can always be tidied up and/or
> improved later
>
> William
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lars C. Hassing" <lars at hassings.dk>
> To: "LDraw Standards Committee" <lsc at ldraw.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [LSC] LDraw File Spec -Initial public comments
>
>
>> There's also this one I made for L3P:
>> http://www.hassings.dk/l3/l3p/l3globe2.jpg
>> http://www.hassings.dk/l3/l3p.html#l3globe
>> I could make one without the globe.
>> /Lars
>>
>>
>> Chris Dee skrev:
>>>
>>> William
>>>
>>>
>>> You have the orientation correct, but maybe an illustration like at
>>> http://www.ldraw.org/library/primref/ might be clearer. IIRC, I even
>>> drew this as an LDraw dat file.
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* lsc-bounces at ldraw.org [mailto:lsc-bounces at ldraw.org] *On Behalf
>>> Of *William Howard
>>> *Sent:* 08 September 2007 09:32
>>> *To:* LDraw Standards Committee
>>> *Subject:* Re: [LSC] LDraw File Spec -Initial public comments
>>>
>>>
>>> How do I upload a picture to LDraw?
>>>
>>>
>>> Diagram for 8a and 8b
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.brickish.org/members/files/whoward/LDrawCoordsSystem.png
>>>
>>>
>>> Can someone just sanity check this
>>>
>>>
>>> W
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> *From:* William Howard <mailto:william at howard-family.fsworld.co.uk>
>>>
>>> *To:* LDraw Standards Committee <mailto:lsc at ldraw.org>
>>>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 07, 2007 8:27 PM
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [LSC] LDraw File Spec -Initial public comments
>>>
>>>
>>> >I'll try to update the spec with the easy ones from here (and
>>> hence shorten the list) over the weekend
>>>
>>>
>>> I've made some of the easier edits (not uploaded the changes
>>> anywhere yet) and removed them from the list. I've also removed
>>> the ones we have agreed not to do or are already in the spec.
>>>
>>>
>>> The reduced list is below
>>>
>>>
>>> I reckon I can do 1d, 1e, 3b, 9a, and 9c easily over the weekend.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have enough graphics background to make a first attempt at 8a and
>>> 8b
>>>
>>>
>>> BUT 5d is well outside my comfort zone so someone else (Travis?)
>>> will have to take this on
>>>
>>>
>>> William
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ========================================================
>>>
>>> 1) General
>>> ----------
>>> d) File Type section needs dividing into Official and Unofficial
>>> WH: AGREE - but the Official section needs moving to the Parts
>>> Library Header spec
>>> TC: NEUTRAL
>>> LCH: NEUTRAL
>>>
>>>
>>> e) Common verticies paragraph needs a diagram
>>> WH: AGREE - Needs a diagram
>>> TC: AGREE
>>> LCH: AGREE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 3) Filenames
>>> ------------
>>> b) The spec should not define what is permitted in an official
>>> filename (ie part file), but this text should be moved to the
>>> library header spec
>>> WH: AGREE
>>> TC: AGREE
>>> LCH: AGREE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 5) Matrix operations
>>> --------------------
>>> d) Give matrix example(s) and mathematical example
>>> WH: AGREE
>>> TC: AGREE
>>> LCH: AGREE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 8) Axis orientation
>>> -------------------
>>> a) Explain the "handedness" of the axis
>>> WH: AGREE
>>> TC: AGREE
>>> LCH: AGREE
>>>
>>>
>>> b) Explain that -y is up
>>> WH: AGREE
>>> TC: AGREE - (For these, a diagram would probably be useful.)
>>> LCH: AGREE - yes, an image is worth a 1000 words...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 9) Meta commands
>>> ----------------
>>> a) META commands can do a lot and it should be stated at the
>>> beginning.
>>> WH: AGREE
>>> TC: AGREE
>>> LCH: AGREE
>>>
>>>
>>> c) "Write/Print" should note that this is not allowed in official
>>> parts files
>>> WH: AGREE - but interesting to note that some want the spec to
>>> include parts and some don't!
>>> TC: DISAGREE - Should have one spot in spec where we link to
>>> "rules for official parts" in separate document, and keep them out
>>> of spec entirely.
>>> LCH: DISAGREE (but agrees with TC's comment)
>>>
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