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Wirego satisfies the need (mine anyway)
to
build real wire frame models using the
"traditional" Lego method. Each
component is
a wire-frame replica of a solid Lego
brick,
and fits together in the same way.
Permanence can be achieved by a little
bit of
soldering.
Structures assembled
using Wirego
resemble
computer models, and cast impressively
complex shadows when brightly
illuminated.
Kinda like this, huh?
http://www.ldraw.org/
(Google suggests they offer a wireframe mode.) [DrCurry, May 04 2006]
(?) Magnetic wireframe construction kit
http://news.aol.com...0060421075609990001
Sorta. [DrCurry, May 04 2006]
[link]
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See link. I think someone done that thing. |
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Nope ! not like any of the examples - all
computer models. Wirego is made from
real material ie a stiff wire. Though that
was clear from description - ie solder. |
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Oh. Only heard the term wireframe in connection with CAD CAM - had no idea there was a real world analog. |
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But how could wireframe Lego ever fit together "the same way" ?! |
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try to imagine making a Lego brick out
of
thin wire rods. The part where they
join would be a hollow ring, connected
by
four verticals to a set of cross lines
bisecting the main body of the brick. On
the top of each brick would be two
similarly rings mounted flat, of a
slightly
larger radius to receive the protrusions I
have just descibed. Get it now? May
delete idea until later in June when I get
time to launch a site with some
illustrations. Have a lot of ideas that
only make sense when you see them. |
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Why not just forget the pegs (nubbins?) entirely, and magnetize the wire? |
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//Have a lot of ideas that only make sense when you see them.// |
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This makes sense to me already. |
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Would it be possible instead to use transparent lego bricks with darkened edges to represent the wire-frame aspect, or would the possible diffraction of light passing through the bricks stuff up the way it looks? |
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[Edit] - DrCurry - apologies, our annos went on simultaneously - I've just read yours: |
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My children have a magnetic construction set but it tends to collapse rather easily. |
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But then maybe yet another idea is to have small rigid wires of standard length and little 'corner boxes' that they slot into to provide rigidity (Imagine making a cube frame using cocktail sticks with pieces of cheese keeping the corners together). |
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So you need 8 c-boxes and 12 wires to make one cube, 12 c-boxes and 20 wires to make 2 attached, and so on. The numbers don't really matter, save for the economy of wire use in this method. |
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