tiammath Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) Does someone know if it is possible, in LDD, to get rid of the little gap in the pattern below ? I tried using different tiles but it doesn't work. Edited April 30, 2011 by tiammath Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 Does someone know if it is possible, in LDD, to get rid of the little gap in the pattern below ? I tried using different tiles but it doesn't work. Looking at it, I reckon it would be hard to get rid off full stop -not just in LDD! Ralph Quote
Brickdoctor Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 Looking at it, I reckon it would be hard to get rid off full stop -not just in LDD! I agree. I'm not sure if a plate with rail would work there; I know a bar will slide into that hole, but you'll need some scaffolding to place it in LDD. Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 I agree. I'm not sure if a plate with rail would work there; I know a bar will slide into that hole, but you'll need some scaffolding to place it in LDD. A plate with door rail will probably work (it is 1 plate plus one plate's thickness wide), but will still leave a bit of a hole. Cheers, Ralph Quote
Calabar Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 The problem with the plate with rail is that it is 2 stud long, while the model is 1 stud deep, I think. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 The problem with the plate with rail is that it is 2 stud long, while the model is 1 stud deep, I think. I'm pretty sure that if he wants to fill the gap and not go any deeper, there is nothing that will fit there. Quote
prateek Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 A plate with door rail will probably work (it is 1 plate plus one plate's thickness wide), but will still leave a bit of a hole. I tried it in LDD, but it won't work. It might work with real bricks, so I don't know... Quote
Brickdoctor Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) I tried it in LDD, but it won't work. It might work with real bricks, so I don't know... Just tried it for real, and I can't find the source of the problem, but the plate with rail is just a teeny bit too big for the space. With a little effort it will work, but you can tell that there is stress and a small gap. Edited April 30, 2011 by Brickdoctor Quote
Calabar Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 I tried it in LDD, but it won't work. It might work with real bricks, so I don't know... Ah... I tried it too, and it works like a charm Quote
Brickdoctor Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 Ah... I tried it too, and it works like a charm What? Okay, I'm going to try it now. Quote
buddy Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) Just tried it for real, and I can't find the source of the problem, but the plate with rail is just a teeny bit too big for the space. With a little effort it will work, but you can tell that there is stress and a small gap. The source of the problem is that a plate with door rail is 1 and a half studs long and the piece needs to be 1 stud and 1 plate long. Basically, the plate with door rail is a quarter of a plate too big, half a stud is 1.25 plates long (1 stud is 2.5 plates, when here the gap is 1 plate long (1.25-1=0.25). Hope I've helped. ~buddy~ Edited April 30, 2011 by buddy Quote
Calabar Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 If it could be useful, here is the lxf file. Quote
Superkalle Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 So what was the conclusion. Is it an illegal build or is there a brick bug in LDD? (Calabar - I tried to open your LXF but it gave me the "1 brick could not be ...." and it was removed.) EDIT: It is possible to fit 60897 to fill the hole in LDD, but it's an illegal build. Quote
Ralph_S Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 The source of the problem is that a plate with door rail is 1 and a half studs long and the piece needs to be 1 stud and 1 plate long. Basically, the plate with door rail is a quarter of a plate too big, half a stud is 1.25 plates long (1 stud is 2.5 plates, when here the gap is 1 plate long (1.25-1=0.25). Hope I've helped. ~buddy~ A plate with door rail is actually slightly narrower than 1.5 studs (put a jumper plate beneath one and you'll see that the jumper plate sticks out a fraction of a mm). I figured that instead was the equivalent of a plate plus a plate's thickness, as I wrote before, but I just measured it and found that this is not correct either. Its width lies between the two! So, door rail won't fit without putting stress on the parts. Cheers, Ralph Quote
Brickdoctor Posted April 30, 2011 Posted April 30, 2011 Yeah, I just tried it myself, and the rail is just between the two measurements. So I think the only thing that'll fill that hole is a bar. Quote
Calabar Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 Calabar - I tried to open your LXF but it gave me the "1 brick could not be ...." and it was removed. Oh, that's true! I had no problem inserting it in the model, but reopening it the tile vanish. LDD should decide if it is illegal or not! However, here is a screenshot! Quote
tiammath Posted May 1, 2011 Author Posted May 1, 2011 Well, I intend to use the pattern as the floor of my new MOD, like this : But I wasn't totally happy with the one in the image so I'm looking for other patterns I could use. What kind of bar could I use to fill the gap ? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 What kind of bar could I use to fill the gap ? Any standard-width bar. In LDD, some scaffolding will be necessary, and you can choose a bar based on how deep you're willing to go. Obviously the most colors are available with the common 4L bar, but there's also the 3L, 6L, and screwdriver. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.