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Old 02-21-2009, 09:09 AM
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Outstanding technique!

I just love the idea that the rectangular cut-outs -- normally scrap to be discarded -- can serve as a jigs to guide the part placement! Elegant and ingenious!

Using the cut-outs as guides - this idea could be applied to other similar assembly situations where part alignment is critical, but tricky to perform accurately. It could also be used for situations in which it is not possible to mark the place where a part is to be attached. It's easy to very accurately align identically-shaped pieces with straight edges ... then let the "holes" do the precision work!

This is another great example of ground-breaking techniques that are going to carry this hobby forward. Digital card modeling is so new, techniques like this are creating standards for the future. If designers continue to innovate techniques that make assembly challenges easier to perform accurately, models can become increasingly complex without becoming increasing difficult to assemble.

Bravo Leif & Gil!
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