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  1. Philo
    Actually I like the result, eg. with a low density of grey over white (71,15:10). Did you improve top covering with randonm height option? it seems to look even better now ;)
  2. Philo
    Perhaps not perfect, but definitely better! The results with a limited max slope are pretty nice.
  3. Philo
    AFAIK buffer exchange is not supported in LeoCAD. You might want to have a try with LDCad, even more powerful (connectivity, flexible parts, dimensions/angle measurements) than LeoCAD. It also supports buffer exchange. http://www.melkert.net/LDCad
  4. Philo
    Now, I feel really confused. After disassembly of my little thickness comparison, I see that I managed to swap gears!!! the thicker, burry gear is actually the OLD one. The new is thinner and smoother (and so should work better!)
  5. Philo
    Honestly I don't see much change in teeth shape: new tooth Old tooth: Interestingly, the old gear can show burrs too, but located at the base of teeth where the new design is perfectly smooth. Different molding technique I guess...
  6. Philo
    Old and new design. Not sure I have a new-but-not-so-much version. New comes from 42099 so really recent.
  7. Philo
    Arghl!!! the new OLD version of this gear is significantly thicker, and there are aweful burrs :(
  8. Philo
    ...but the one just in front is not that flat ;) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ytierny/15327507517/in/photostream/
  9. Philo
    Another possible addition would be some cliff height variation. While the flat top is useful if you want to build something there, it looks pretty un-natural in itself (while the rest of the cliff and shore really looks great). Some green "pebbling" perhaps?
  10. Philo
    Really great (and very fast)! Could you make a post on LDraw forum?
  11. Philo
    @SylvainLSResult looks awesome, but the Download me! remains greyed out (Chrome v.77)?
  12. Philo
    I used control sticks to hold z16 together. As indicated by Zerobricks a differential case would have worked too, but more bulky. Write-up of this clock: http://philohome.com/cuckoo/cuckoo.htm (French version here: http://www.techlug.fr/Forum/topic5228.html )
  13. Philo
    Such as this one...
  14. Philo
    Nice! Out of curiosity, is it buildable? (I mean, are all elements properly attached?)
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  16. Philo
    Here it is... https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-28316/CustomBricks.de/ultimate-42099-moc-by-effermann/
  17. Philo
    More on calibration of servos... I built @grohl 42099 B model (racing truck). But this model doesn't include an index finger ensuring that centered steering occurs at multiple of 90° shaft position. So BC2 (or official app for that matter) doesn't auto center properly. For this kind of model, it would be better to center steering in the middle of end of travel of steering rack. Fortunately the manual calibration does the trick for now ;)
  18. Philo
    That's not a reverse current, just that the discharged batteries which get reverse polarized because of their internal resistance that gets high in that state.
  19. Philo
    Don't do that! Not only the voltage is too low to properly power the device, but if it did, the discharged batteries would start to charge in reverse and that would damage them. Question is, how do you turn it on without a phone? If the hub is not paired (blinking white), it shuts down itself after a few seconds. Otherwise, a paired hub can be powered off by maintaining the green button pressed during 8 seconds or so. Now I agree that LEGO app is perfectible ;)
  20. Philo
    Awesome! Minor gripe: I'd like the calibration screen to have a validation button. Currently I have to perform calibration, come back to controller action screen and not forget to use check button instead of back arrow. A bit misleading...
  21. Philo
    LDraw models of the new parts of 42099 Extreme Off-Roader set are now available! - Control+ motors and hub https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/22127.dat https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/22172.dat https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/22169.dat - CV-joint https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/52730.dat https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/52731.dat - Wheel bearing with planetary reduction https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/46490c01.dat
  22. Philo
    Chance is low. We value backwards compatibility a lot, and any evolution scheme must take this into account and provide significant benefit. See for example this discussion: https://forums.ldraw.org/showthread.php?tid=14432&pid=14432#pid14432
  23. Philo
    Texture mapping is supported by all modern LDraw tools (granted, "only" planar/cylindrical/spherical projection), see https://www.ldraw.org/documentation/ldraw-org-file-format-standards/language-extension-for-texture-mapping.html
  24. Philo
    LDraw.org released the 2nd parts update of this year, with 572 new parts! A preview of all the new pars can be seen here. The update can be downloaded here. And more information about the parts update can be found here. Enjoy!
  25. Philo

    Powered Up - A tear down...

    Philo replied to JopieK's topic in LEGO Train Tech

    A "Powered Up" update of my website... The Powered Up connector Mechanical characteristics, pinout and signal description. The Powered Up serial link protocol An overview of the dialog between Powered Up hubs and "intelligent" devices. Power consumption of LEGO Bluetooth elements