jBeam idea: Beam Lines

Discussion in 'Content Creation' started by aljowen, May 6, 2018.

  1. aljowen

    aljowen
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    Got a small jBeam syntax idea. (That may be terrible)

    Currently (multiple) beams are defined as so:
    upload_2018-5-6_16-35-52.png

    You can also format them in fancier ways to try and improve readability:
    upload_2018-5-6_16-45-30.png
    In the above image, the beams are defined as per a 2d top down view of the bonnet they represent.

    However, I think it would be fairly elegant if multiple beams could be defined as a line for readability purposes. Say for instance there was a set of beams that crossed the width of the vehicle (similar to above), they could be defined as:
    upload_2018-5-6_16-40-35.png

    This would reduce the amount of typing required, and make the formatting more readable?
    It would probably also increase the complexity of parsing and potential for parsing errors by a significant amount. Hence why its probably a bad idea, even if it may or may not be nice in theory.

     
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  2. Dummiesman

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    I don't see how this could be done given the jbeam syntax, but it would be cool to have. Helps for large vehicles like planes :p
     
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