Drawings of some tools...

[jamesmc]

Here's poor old granny viewing Bob's tools on her 13 inch monitor.
(pokes dremel bit at Drifter)

[-=Drifter=-]

hahahahahaha, small monitor inc., that's good
but seriously, upon export just change 800 to 740 and that will help most people???????

[Egg Bramhill]

Hello Bob,

I seemed to have confused you and this was never my intention.

but seriously, upon export just change 800 to 740 and that will help most people???????

YES!

The crux of the matter is that over the internet visitors to a web page have different browsers, screen resolutions, colour depths etc.

So for example you might create a web site that looks great on your 1024 x 768 pixel screen resolution.

Frank now visits your fantastic site, with his 800 x 600 pixel resolution screen (viewable area minus the browser furinture, 740 x 470 pixels) and what does he end up doing to read your site?

Not only does he have to scroll verticaly, but horizontaly as well!

Iv'e created an extreme example of this here This is created using a 3200 pixel resolution screen, but how does it look on your monitor?

The problem of course is getting worse, not better, as James quite correctly highlights here, just as we thought we could do away with 640 x 480 pixel resolutions, we have mobile devices, pda's etc with resolutions way below this.

I seemed to have confused you and this was never my intention.

NOW I'VE CONFUSED MYSELF!

[-=Drifter=-]

My trusty ole hammer (exported at 740 width)...

[hmmmmm, better NOT to ul the xar file, for some reason it is 383 Kb... wonder why that is]

[jamesmc]

Size of the Xar has several factors, some of them I'm probably missing, but basically, the dimensions, number of colors (fills), special effects (blending) and number of nodes and number of paths.

Nodes and paths make segments. Segments grouped together can make shapes. A complex shape is made of many nodes and paths.

Nodes meaning that each line segment connects to another line segment along a path. A straight line with a right angle to it would have 3 nodes and 2 paths. see picture 2.

If you look at the Name Gallery, number of nodes, paths for your dremel tool and compare it to the number of nodes, paths, fills, etc. for your hammer, you will probably find that you used more in the hammer.

Blends use a lot of memory because they are multi-pathed and noded.

[-=Drifter=-]

It's probably all the blends of those holes in the handle...... and the fact that i used the mould tool on them...

[williamdruid]

Hey Bob, Willy here. You are doing some amazing and really detailed stuff here.
Why not start your own business? I myself had to give up a cnc machining career due to an obstruction in my head. I look like a drunk walking around (although I quit over 4 years ago). Anyway, with your eye for detail you shouldn't have much problem getting some cliantel going. We all do what we have to do to survive. I'm no artist but 15 years in machining has made me obsess over detail and that is my motivation. Have a good one, Willy

[-=Drifter=-]

well, thank you very much, willy.

i really have no idea how to do that

i was hoping that someone browsing thru this great forum would just say, hey bob, have i got a job for you....

[-=Drifter=-]

james, my names gallery tells me nothing about number of nodes or blends or paths or fills or whatever.......

[-=Drifter=-]

A real slow cooker.....