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 Author: Give.Me.A.Brick View Messages Posted By Give.Me.A.Brick
 Posted: Jan 15, 2021 19:00
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Give.Me.A.Brick (10611)

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In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
  In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
  In Catalog, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
  
 
Part No: 49109pb01  Name: Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
* 
49109pb01 Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair

For the life of me I can't see any Print here. Shouldn't it just be 49109?

PB means Pattern Bricklink. In this case is not a print but a doble moulding.
Medium Nougat + Nougat (just ears seems)

Sergio

The ears are the same color as the rest. At least in the parts I have at hand.
Do you see different in the picture?

I just took my figure from shelf and I confirm that ears are lighter in my. Ears
are Nougat just like head but Lion's Mane is tru Medium Nougat just like
torso and it is well visible on figure from which this part is.

Would you kindly provide a photo here?

(I believe in you, mind you, but I am curious )
 Author: wildchicken13 View Messages Posted By wildchicken13
 Posted: Jan 15, 2021 18:28
 Subject: Re: Change Part Dimensions to Metric
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  You seem very opposed to the idea of using international standards of measurement

You should come to the USA
 Author: Reki_Lobsheek View Messages Posted By Reki_Lobsheek
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Reki_Lobsheek (2464)

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Actually, when I compare the 2 large images that are in the BL catalog it seems
it's showing already the two different versions: on the left with the whole
headgear in the same color and on the right with the different ears (but that
could just as well be a trick of the light I have to admit).


Erikk


In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:

  
I just took my figure from shelf and I confirm that ears are lighter in my. Ears
are Nougat just like head but Lion's Mane is tru Medium Nougat just like
torso and it is well visible on figure from which this part is.
 
 Author: Reki_Lobsheek View Messages Posted By Reki_Lobsheek
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Reki_Lobsheek (2464)

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I just took my figure of the shelf and I concur with the OP: the ears are the
same color as the rest of the headpiece.

Seems there's two versions of this headgear out there. Perhaps a separate
entry should be added to the catalog to reflect this distinction?



Erikk




In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:

  
I just took my figure from shelf and I confirm that ears are lighter in my. Ears
are Nougat just like head but Lion's Mane is tru Medium Nougat just like
torso and it is well visible on figure from which this part is.
 


 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 15, 2021 17:54
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  
  It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.

It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.

Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.

Yes, I agree, placing a piece across studs is pretty easy, although not very
accurate. It is better to start off accurate and then round up or down to stud
length on the server side. However, brick height is not that easy, even on the
human side. Now you're getting into very inaccurate measurements and guesstimating
when dealing with partial brick height. Height is especially easier with standard
measurements.

I find measuring parts in brick height quite easy, use a pile of bricks with
three plates on the top. Measurements are then accurate to 1/3 a brick height
which is good enough for most parts as that is the accuracy that they are quoted
to.

For non-brick parts two measurements are sometimes quoted as needed, but the
cm dimensions don't go into the dimensions field but into the name. For example:

 
Part No: 522  Name: Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 4.0cm Height
* 
522 Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 4.0cm Height
Parts: Minifigure, Body Wear
 
Part No: 522c  Name: Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 3.9cm Height
* 
522c Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 3.9cm Height
Parts: Minifigure, Body Wear

Telling these two apart if you only have one of them is difficult, even with
a ruler.

 
Part No: x77ac75  Name: String, Cord Thin    75cm
* 
x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm
Parts: String & Net
 
Part No: 5102c38  Name: Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D.  38L / 30.4cm
* 
5102c38 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 38L / 30.4cm
Parts: Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D.

It makes sense to have them in the name here because the size is often very different
to the packaging dimensions, and also sometimes you need to know a length in
studs or in cm depending on what you are doing with it.

You seem very opposed to the idea of using international standards of measurement
for user input or just playing devil's advocate. I'm not sure why, but
I'm sure that anything I say will not convince you otherwise. So let's
leave
it at that.

Not at all, for packaging they make sense. But for describing part sizes then
studs are better.
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
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In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
  In Catalog, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
  
 
Part No: 49109pb01  Name: Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
* 
49109pb01 Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair

For the life of me I can't see any Print here. Shouldn't it just be 49109?

PB means Pattern Bricklink. In this case is not a print but a doble moulding.
Medium Nougat + Nougat (just ears seems)

Sergio

The ears are the same color as the rest. At least in the parts I have at hand.
Do you see different in the picture?

I just took my figure from shelf and I confirm that ears are lighter in my. Ears
are Nougat just like head but Lion's Mane is tru Medium Nougat just like
torso and it is well visible on figure from which this part is.
 Author: kestasa View Messages Posted By kestasa
 Posted: Jan 15, 2021 16:31
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 7942  Name: Off Road Fire Rescue
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7942-1 (Inv) Off Road Fire Rescue
127 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2007
Sets: Town: City: Fire

* Add 6 Part 60700 Black Tire 21mm D. x 12mm - Offset Tread Small Wide, Beveled Tread Edge (Alternate)
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 6194  Name: My Own LEGO Town
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6194-1 (Inv) My Own LEGO Town
508 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 2009
Sets: Creator: Basic Set

* Add 4 Part 60700 Black Tire 21mm D. x 12mm - Offset Tread Small Wide, Beveled Tread Edge (Alternate)
 Author: Give.Me.A.Brick View Messages Posted By Give.Me.A.Brick
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In Catalog, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
  
 
Part No: 49109pb01  Name: Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
* 
49109pb01 Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair

For the life of me I can't see any Print here. Shouldn't it just be 49109?

PB means Pattern Bricklink. In this case is not a print but a doble moulding.
Medium Nougat + Nougat (just ears seems)

Sergio

The ears are the same color as the rest. At least in the parts I have at hand.
Do you see different in the picture?
 Author: Fizyx View Messages Posted By Fizyx
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In Suggestions, pgremeau writes:
  In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  I have a few different wanted lists, and I am often building wanted lists that
I am not quite ready for yet. It would be very useful if there was a setting
on those lists that could be set like 'hidden' or 'active' or
something similar that would allow me to keep certain lists from being checked
by default when browsing stores and similar. Basically, making the wanted list
not effect views in other areas of the platform until I'm ready for it and
'activate' it or turn it on.

I have a "Wanted List" which is actually where I move my other wanted lists'
items once I've ordered them, so I'd really appreciate to be able to
disable this list when browsing stores.

That is actually a really good idea! I usually end up deleting things out of
my wanted list/deleting the lists when I'm done, but it would also be interesting
to me to keep a record of my wanted lists for future checking, and I had never
thought of doing that before! Definitely agree that turning it off for browsing
stores would be a must though.
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In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  I have a few different wanted lists, and I am often building wanted lists that
I am not quite ready for yet. It would be very useful if there was a setting
on those lists that could be set like 'hidden' or 'active' or
something similar that would allow me to keep certain lists from being checked
by default when browsing stores and similar. Basically, making the wanted list
not effect views in other areas of the platform until I'm ready for it and
'activate' it or turn it on.

I have a "Wanted List" which is actually where I move my other wanted lists'
items once I've ordered them, so I'd really appreciate to be able to
disable this list when browsing stores.
 Author: Biglesdug View Messages Posted By Biglesdug
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Agreed
 Author: Fizyx View Messages Posted By Fizyx
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In Suggestions, Biglesdug writes:
  In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  I have a few different wanted lists, and I am often building wanted lists that
I am not quite ready for yet. It would be very useful if there was a setting
on those lists that could be set like 'hidden' or 'active' or
something similar that would allow me to keep certain lists from being checked
by default when browsing stores and similar. Basically, making the wanted list
not effect views in other areas of the platform until I'm ready for it and
'activate' it or turn it on.

There is already that function, when searching you can check which lists you
want to search for.

As with many quality of life improvements, yes, there is incomplete functionality
half built around this. However, if you have more than just a few wanted lists
and you regularly browse stores, especially by wanted list, you have to go and
turn off each wanted list individually in every story that you use. It's
a pain and a mess, and being able to deactivate each wanted list at the source
would be a major QOL improvement for me, at least.
 Author: Biglesdug View Messages Posted By Biglesdug
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In Suggestions, Biglesdug writes:
  In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  I have a few different wanted lists, and I am often building wanted lists that
I am not quite ready for yet. It would be very useful if there was a setting
on those lists that could be set like 'hidden' or 'active' or
something similar that would allow me to keep certain lists from being checked
by default when browsing stores and similar. Basically, making the wanted list
not effect views in other areas of the platform until I'm ready for it and
'activate' it or turn it on.

There is already that function, when searching you can check which lists you
want to search for.

It might only be available in the classic mode?
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In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  I have a few different wanted lists, and I am often building wanted lists that
I am not quite ready for yet. It would be very useful if there was a setting
on those lists that could be set like 'hidden' or 'active' or
something similar that would allow me to keep certain lists from being checked
by default when browsing stores and similar. Basically, making the wanted list
not effect views in other areas of the platform until I'm ready for it and
'activate' it or turn it on.

There is already that function, when searching you can check which lists you
want to search for.
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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:
  In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  Hell! It would be super useful if I could filter sellers on an item page by
what payment times they accept. For instance, there have been a number of seller
that I have looked at and gotten to the point of checking out with only to find
out that they only accept IBAN payments. If I had known at the beginning that
was the case, I never would have visited the seller's page in the first place.

https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp?utm_content=subnav


That's great if I'm using advanced search. If I'm NOT using advanced
search and just browsing items or directly on item pages etc, then it's
not possible to filter sellers like that.
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I have a few different wanted lists, and I am often building wanted lists that
I am not quite ready for yet. It would be very useful if there was a setting
on those lists that could be set like 'hidden' or 'active' or
something similar that would allow me to keep certain lists from being checked
by default when browsing stores and similar. Basically, making the wanted list
not effect views in other areas of the platform until I'm ready for it and
'activate' it or turn it on.
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In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
  
 
Part No: 49109pb01  Name: Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
* 
49109pb01 Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair

For the life of me I can't see any Print here. Shouldn't it just be 49109?

PB means Pattern Bricklink. In this case is not a print but a doble moulding.
Medium Nougat + Nougat (just ears seems)

Sergio
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In Suggestions, Fizyx writes:
  Hell! It would be super useful if I could filter sellers on an item page by
what payment times they accept. For instance, there have been a number of seller
that I have looked at and gotten to the point of checking out with only to find
out that they only accept IBAN payments. If I had known at the beginning that
was the case, I never would have visited the seller's page in the first place.

https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp?utm_content=subnav
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Hell! It would be super useful if I could filter sellers on an item page by
what payment times they accept. For instance, there have been a number of seller
that I have looked at and gotten to the point of checking out with only to find
out that they only accept IBAN payments. If I had known at the beginning that
was the case, I never would have visited the seller's page in the first place.
 Author: Give.Me.A.Brick View Messages Posted By Give.Me.A.Brick
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Part No: 49109pb01  Name: Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
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49109pb01 Minifigure, Hair Lion's Mane with Nougat Cat Ears Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Hair

For the life of me I can't see any Print here. Shouldn't it just be 49109?
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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  
  It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.

It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.

Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.

Yes, I agree, placing a piece across studs is pretty easy, although not very
accurate. It is better to start off accurate and then round up or down to stud
length on the server side. However, brick height is not that easy, even on the
human side. Now you're getting into very inaccurate measurements and guesstimating
when dealing with partial brick height. Height is especially easier with standard
measurements.

I find measuring parts in brick height quite easy, use a pile of bricks with
three plates on the top. Measurements are then accurate to 1/3 a brick height
which is good enough for most parts as that is the accuracy that they are quoted
to.

For non-brick parts two measurements are sometimes quoted as needed, but the
cm dimensions don't go into the dimensions field but into the name. For example:

 
Part No: 522  Name: Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 4.0cm Height
* 
522 Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 4.0cm Height
Parts: Minifigure, Body Wear
 
Part No: 522c  Name: Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 3.9cm Height
* 
522c Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 3.9cm Height
Parts: Minifigure, Body Wear

Telling these two apart if you only have one of them is difficult, even with
a ruler.

 
Part No: x77ac75  Name: String, Cord Thin    75cm
* 
x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm
Parts: String & Net
 
Part No: 5102c38  Name: Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D.  38L / 30.4cm
* 
5102c38 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 38L / 30.4cm
Parts: Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D.

It makes sense to have them in the name here because the size is often very different
to the packaging dimensions, and also sometimes you need to know a length in
studs or in cm depending on what you are doing with it.

You seem very opposed to the idea of using international standards of measurement
for user input or just playing devil's advocate. I'm not sure why, but
I'm sure that anything I say will not convince you otherwise. So let's
leave
it at that.
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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
  In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
  Hope this helps...

Seems to me someone got a pack of round stickers for Christmas and is sticking
them wherever they can

Yes! Ha,ha. I just grabbed the graphics from a project I already had open. The
first chart I made was for reals, this one was just for fun.

Gonna go for a third as soon as another either/or problem pops up...
Jen
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  
  It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.

It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.

Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.

Yes, I agree, placing a piece across studs is pretty easy, although not very
accurate. It is better to start off accurate and then round up or down to stud
length on the server side. However, brick height is not that easy, even on the
human side. Now you're getting into very inaccurate measurements and guesstimating
when dealing with partial brick height. Height is especially easier with standard
measurements.

I find measuring parts in brick height quite easy, use a pile of bricks with
three plates on the top. Measurements are then accurate to 1/3 a brick height
which is good enough for most parts as that is the accuracy that they are quoted
to.

For non-brick parts two measurements are sometimes quoted as needed, but the
cm dimensions don't go into the dimensions field but into the name. For example:

 
Part No: 522  Name: Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 4.0cm Height
* 
522 Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 4.0cm Height
Parts: Minifigure, Body Wear
 
Part No: 522c  Name: Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 3.9cm Height
* 
522c Minifigure Cape Cloth, Standard - Traditional Starched Fabric - 3.9cm Height
Parts: Minifigure, Body Wear

Telling these two apart if you only have one of them is difficult, even with
a ruler.

 
Part No: x77ac75  Name: String, Cord Thin    75cm
* 
x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm
Parts: String & Net
 
Part No: 5102c38  Name: Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D.  38L / 30.4cm
* 
5102c38 Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D. 38L / 30.4cm
Parts: Hose, Pneumatic 4mm D.

It makes sense to have them in the name here because the size is often very different
to the packaging dimensions, and also sometimes you need to know a length in
studs or in cm depending on what you are doing with it.
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 71735  Name: Tournament of Elements
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71735-1 (Inv) Tournament of Elements
251 Parts, 7 Minifigures, 2021
Sets: NINJAGO: Legacy: Tournament of Elements

* Change 1 Minifig {njo576 Jay - Legacy, Rebooted, Ninjago Logogram 'MANTER' on Torso to njo576a Jay - Legacy, Rebooted, Ninjago Logogram 'MASTER' on Torso}

Comments from Submitter:
They corrected the misprinted chest
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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  
  It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.

It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.

Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.

Yes, I agree, placing a piece across studs is pretty easy, although not very
accurate. It is better to start off accurate and then round up or down to stud
length on the server side. However, brick height is not that easy, even on the
human side. Now you're getting into very inaccurate measurements and guesstimating
when dealing with partial brick height. Height is especially easier with standard
measurements.
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  It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.

It is just as easy to stick a brick next to a part and count the studs as it
is to put a ruler next to a part and measure it.

Given that only one measurement of size should be used where possible for a particular
function, and how easy it is to determine the size of the majority of bricks,
plates, and other parts by just looking at them, then the studs as the visual
dimensions should (and will be) retained. The system scale and packing scale
are two different things. Of course, there are other scales in use too. DUPLO
is also measured in studs but this time DUPLO studs. So a DUPLO 2x2 brick is
still 2x2x1 in studs, the same as a system 2x2 brick. The difference is that
the user is expected to know that DUPLO studs are different to system studs.
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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, BasKrie writes:
  You can't however set them through the change item form (yet?).

This is exactly what I'm asking for. I'm aware that I can change them
for my own store, but I'm thinking of the greater good. I want to change
them for everyone using the change item tool, but it's too much hassle right
now because it's not in metric or imperial.

The change item page sets the dimensions of the part in studs. People use studs
for measurements when building, not mm or inches. If I've got a 2x16 plate
and I put a 2x2 tile on one end, a 2x2 tile on the other and I want to work out
which part(s) I need to tile the rest, I can quickly determine that I need 2x12
worth of tiles. I don't want to have to get a ruler out to measure the gap
in mm, then work out what parts have the correct size to fit. I can look at the
part, and the studs act as a measuring device.

Whereas the shipping sizes are in mm, as the volume of packages in more common
units are necessary.

It's a moot point now, since this is actually being implemented, but my point
is that when adding part sizes, doing that by stud and brick height is not easy
in most cases or practical compared to standard measurements. ie. sticking a
ruler next to a part and measuring it's height. The conversion to studs and
brick heights should be on the server side, not the human input side.
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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

As some have already mentioned, we are presently working to improve the way the
site handles dimensions. The first step in the project will allow users to submit
packaging dimensions (which henceforth will be called "packing dimensions") through
the normal catalog upload forms.

These dimensions will be displayed on the catalog detail page. For parts, we
will leave the stud dimensions where they are and the packing dimensions will
be shown underneath, in centimeters (or inches, if that is how you have your
preferences set up).

On the catalog upload forms, the dimensions will be entered in centimeters. Users
will accumulate catalog credits for uploading packing dimensions data.

This project is currently underway.

Fantastic, thanks!

I might add that since Jan. 1, 2020 communication on Bricklink has vastly improved
in the forum. Thanks again!
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In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
  Hope this helps...

Seems to me someone got a pack of round stickers for Christmas and is sticking
them wherever they can
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In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
  In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

As some have already mentioned, we are presently working to improve the way the
site handles dimensions. The first step in the project will allow users to submit
packaging dimensions (which henceforth will be called "packing dimensions") through
the normal catalog upload forms.

These dimensions will be displayed on the catalog detail page. For parts, we
will leave the stud dimensions where they are and the packing dimensions will
be shown underneath, in centimeters (or inches, if that is how you have your
preferences set up).

On the catalog upload forms, the dimensions will be entered in centimeters. Users
will accumulate catalog credits for uploading packing dimensions data.

This project is currently underway.

Sounds great! Will the catalog admins then be in charge of this data? Can we
standardize decorated parts?

Jen

The catalog admins will indeed be in charge of this data. It is up to them what
they will accept.
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 8167  Name: Jump Riders
* 
8167-1 (Inv) Jump Riders
209 Parts, 2009
Sets: Racers: Power Racers

* Add 1 Part 32271pb024L Black Technic, Liftarm 1 x 9 Bent (7 - 3) Thick with Red Stripe Pattern Model Left Side (Sticker) - Set 8167 (Counterpart)
* Add 1 Part 32271pb024R Black Technic, Liftarm 1 x 9 Bent (7 - 3) Thick with Red Stripe Pattern Model Right Side (Sticker) - Set 8167 (Counterpart)
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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

As some have already mentioned, we are presently working to improve the way the
site handles dimensions. The first step in the project will allow users to submit
packaging dimensions (which henceforth will be called "packing dimensions") through
the normal catalog upload forms.

These dimensions will be displayed on the catalog detail page. For parts, we
will leave the stud dimensions where they are and the packing dimensions will
be shown underneath, in centimeters (or inches, if that is how you have your
preferences set up).

On the catalog upload forms, the dimensions will be entered in centimeters. Users
will accumulate catalog credits for uploading packing dimensions data.

This project is currently underway.

Sounds great! Will the catalog admins then be in charge of this data? Can we
standardize decorated parts?

Jen
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

As some have already mentioned, we are presently working to improve the way the
site handles dimensions. The first step in the project will allow users to submit
packaging dimensions (which henceforth will be called "packing dimensions") through
the normal catalog upload forms.

These dimensions will be displayed on the catalog detail page. For parts, we
will leave the stud dimensions where they are and the packing dimensions will
be shown underneath, in centimeters (or inches, if that is how you have your
preferences set up).

On the catalog upload forms, the dimensions will be entered in centimeters. Users
will accumulate catalog credits for uploading packing dimensions data.

This project is currently underway.
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Hope this helps...
 
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, BasKrie writes:
  You can't however set them through the change item form (yet?).

This is exactly what I'm asking for. I'm aware that I can change them
for my own store, but I'm thinking of the greater good. I want to change
them for everyone using the change item tool, but it's too much hassle right
now because it's not in metric or imperial.

The change item page sets the dimensions of the part in studs. People use studs
for measurements when building, not mm or inches. If I've got a 2x16 plate
and I put a 2x2 tile on one end, a 2x2 tile on the other and I want to work out
which part(s) I need to tile the rest, I can quickly determine that I need 2x12
worth of tiles. I don't want to have to get a ruler out to measure the gap
in mm, then work out what parts have the correct size to fit. I can look at the
part, and the studs act as a measuring device.

Whereas the shipping sizes are in mm, as the volume of packages in more common
units are necessary.
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In Catalog, jbroman writes:
  In Catalog, boozmork writes:
  Hi all,

I'm struggling to get an exact parts list for the Optional Orbiter Wheels
for the KingsKnight set. They don't appear in the Studio or Rebrickable parts
as they're optional and my inexperienced eye can't discern what I'm
looking at in the instructions.

Can anybody provide a list of the part numbers please?

Cheers

Which version, 2018 or 2020?

The 2020 version has the landing gear in the io file, they retract.

Here is the 2018 version, from the combined instructions.

Part numbers for 2018 version:
2x Black 2436 or 2436b or 28802
2x Black 87079
2x Black 2420
2x Black 99781
2x Black 63864
2x Black 3022
2x DBG 3022
3x LBG 4870
6x LBG 4624
6x Black 3139 or 59895
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, BasKrie writes:
  You can't however set them through the change item form (yet?).

This is exactly what I'm asking for. I'm aware that I can change them
for my own store, but I'm thinking of the greater good. I want to change
them for everyone using the change item tool, but it's too much hassle right
now because it's not in metric or imperial.

I don't know if that tool actually submits a request to change an item's
packing dimensions - I think it is just to change the dimensions in studs/brick
height
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In Catalog, boozmork writes:
  Hi all,

I'm struggling to get an exact parts list for the Optional Orbiter Wheels
for the KingsKnight set. They don't appear in the Studio or Rebrickable parts
as they're optional and my inexperienced eye can't discern what I'm
looking at in the instructions.

Can anybody provide a list of the part numbers please?

Cheers

Which version, 2018 or 2020?

The 2020 version has the landing gear in the io file, they retract.

Here is the 2018 version, from the combined instructions.
 
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In Catalog, boozmork writes:
  Hi all,

I'm struggling to get an exact parts list for the Optional Orbiter Wheels
for the KingsKnight set. They don't appear in the Studio or Rebrickable parts
as they're optional and my inexperienced eye can't discern what I'm
looking at in the instructions.

Can anybody provide a list of the part numbers please?

Cheers

Do you mean this?

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-46228/KingsKnight/space-shuttle-1110-scale/#details

Maybe someone can pick them out. I can see a couple but it's not clear and
some of the mechanism is hidden.
 
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In Suggestions, BasKrie writes:
  You can't however set them through the change item form (yet?).

This is exactly what I'm asking for. I'm aware that I can change them
for my own store, but I'm thinking of the greater good. I want to change
them for everyone using the change item tool, but it's too much hassle right
now because it's not in metric or imperial.
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Hi all,

I'm struggling to get an exact parts list for the Optional Orbiter Wheels
for the KingsKnight set. They don't appear in the Studio or Rebrickable parts
as they're optional and my inexperienced eye can't discern what I'm
looking at in the instructions.

Can anybody provide a list of the part numbers please?

Cheers
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 70641  Name: Ninja Nightcrawler
* 
70641-1 (Inv) Ninja Nightcrawler
532 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2018
Sets: NINJAGO: Sons of Garmadon

* Add 1 Part 64225pb030L Green Wedge 4 x 3 No Studs with Black and Yellow Vent Pattern Model Left Side (Sticker) - Set 70641 (Counterpart)
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  In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
  In Inventories Requests, msSquirrel writes:
  Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 10584  Name: Forest: Park
* 
10584-1 (Inv) Forest: Park
102 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2015
Sets: DUPLO

* Add 1 Minifig 47394pb180a Duplo Figure Lego Ville, Female, Medium Blue Legs, Red Sweater with Diamond Pattern, Reddish Brown Hair, Blue Eyes, Oval Eyes (Alternate)
* Add 1 Minifig 47205pb060 Duplo Figure Lego Ville, Child Girl, Red Legs, Medium Blue Jacket over Shirt with Flower, Reddish Brown Pigtails, Round Eyes (Alternate)
* Add 1 Minifig 47394pb244 Duplo Figure Lego Ville, Male, Medium Blue Legs, Orange Vest, Dark Green Plaid Shirt, Bright Green Arms, Red Cap, Round Eyes (Alternate)

The following video shows a sealed set being opened that contains 47394pb180a,
but it still contains the older versions of the other two figures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwvtKQn-3kc

Cheers,
Randy

Unfortunately I did not find a video review, I am attaching a link to the photo
review confirming the new version for girl
https://irecommend.ru/content/ogromnyi-konstruktor-lego-duplo-kotoryi-ne-ostavit-ravnodushnym-lyubogo-rebenka
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Also this is Bricklink's help page for understanding studs and brick dimensions.
It makes my head spin: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=261

You can stop spinning.
First you have to understand that you are mixing up two sets of dimensions.
There are stud dimensions, which are shown on the catalog page, and that won't
change, shipping also has nothing to do with that (although I think somewhere
along they were used to set initial shipping dimensions).

The dimensions you want to see in a 'normal' manner are the actual shipping
dimensions that are used to calculate shipping options. And they are already
in 'normal' standards, namely, as Wildchicken pointed out, in mm and
grams.
You can change those dimensions in your own inventory, that way they count only
for you. You could also make a post in the Packaging Dimension topic to let an
admin set the dimensions for the whole of Bricklink.

You can't however set them through the change item form (yet?).
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

Wait a second… You can display packaging dimensions in bricks and studs?!

Seriously, though. All of my packaging dimensions are displayed in millimeters
and weight is displayed in grams. I don't know what happened on your end
that made them show up in bricks and studs or if there is even a setting for
that. Perhaps it's a Canadian thing?

Or are you referring to the names of the parts? That is unlikely to change any
time soon as it is much easier to refer to parts by their dimensions in bricks
and studs than my their dimensions in inches or millimeters, however convenient
that may be for packing and shipping purposes.

Good point! I'm talking when you want to make a catalog change.

Good suggestion. Measuring dimensions in bricks and studs makes sense for basic
parts such as bricks and plates, but not for small parts such as minifigure accessories
and non-system elements such as technic.

However, it's just a simple matter of unit conversion. I always remember
that one stud equals 5/16 of an inch and a plate is 1/8 of an inch. For the rest
of the world, that's approximately 7.9 and 3.2 mm.

You make my point exactly. First, we already have universal systems of measurement,
why convert to a system of measurement that only exists on this site? Second,
converting creates a barrier for people like me who just want to update a part
size, not learn a new language. Lastly, I'm a perfectionist and this "approximately"
business is for the birds. That's why hardware stores sell rulers, so we
can know exactly how long something is.

When it comes to brick names, I prefer 2x2 brick to cuboid 16.0 mm x 16.0 mm
x 9.6 mm, and that is before you start adding terms for modifications. And based
on that, one measuring system makes sense, so not mixing studs with inches and
mm. Where necessary other units can be used when clarification is needed, for
example capes and strings, elastics, wheels. For torsos, hair, minifig accessories
and so on, I don't think dimensions are needed, just shipping dimensions.
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In Suggestions, bje writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,


...

  
Good point! I'm talking when you want to make a catalog change

This will be changed sometime in January or February:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1240491
and
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1240498

Let's hope so! Although I think you are reading a lot between-the-lines in
those two posts as my specific request is not mentioned. Hopefully if it's
not on the to do list it might be in the future (if enough people vote this suggestion
up).
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,


...

  
Good point! I'm talking when you want to make a catalog change

This will be changed sometime in January or February:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1240491
and
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1240498
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In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

Wait a second… You can display packaging dimensions in bricks and studs?!

Seriously, though. All of my packaging dimensions are displayed in millimeters
and weight is displayed in grams. I don't know what happened on your end
that made them show up in bricks and studs or if there is even a setting for
that. Perhaps it's a Canadian thing?

Or are you referring to the names of the parts? That is unlikely to change any
time soon as it is much easier to refer to parts by their dimensions in bricks
and studs than my their dimensions in inches or millimeters, however convenient
that may be for packing and shipping purposes.

Good point! I'm talking when you want to make a catalog change.

Good suggestion. Measuring dimensions in bricks and studs makes sense for basic
parts such as bricks and plates, but not for small parts such as minifigure accessories
and non-system elements such as technic.

However, it's just a simple matter of unit conversion. I always remember
that one stud equals 5/16 of an inch and a plate is 1/8 of an inch. For the rest
of the world, that's approximately 7.9 and 3.2 mm.

You make my point exactly. First, we already have universal systems of measurement,
why convert to a system of measurement that only exists on this site? Second,
converting creates a barrier for people like me who just want to update a part
size, not learn a new language. Lastly, I'm a perfectionist and this "approximately"
business is for the birds. That's why hardware stores sell rulers, so we
can know exactly how long something is.
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In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Suggestions, gogogovro writes:
  Hey Bricklink,

I would love to add dimensions to my parts that don't have them, but unfortunately
they don't sell rulers that measure by studs and bricks at the hardware store.
Also, I didn't take the brick-ometry class in high school. Can you please
change the dimensions of parts to an international standard? Metric, Imperial,
I don't care, as long as more than just the users of this site know what
they mean and I can buy a ruler at the dollar store that measures them.

It would be a great help for shipping, especially when parts over a certain dimension
can't be shipped via a certain package size. I know, I can't believe
Canada Post doesn't convert bricks to centimetres, what snobs.

I hate to say this but brick owl is good for one thing, they list their measurements
in cm. Guess where I go most of the time for part dimensions? I won't spoil
it.

So in conclusion, please, please, please change the way parts are measured in
Bricklink from studs and bricks to centimetres, millimetres, or even inches (counting
by twelves - shudder).

Thanks for your consideration!

Wait a second… You can display packaging dimensions in bricks and studs?!

Seriously, though. All of my packaging dimensions are displayed in millimeters
and weight is displayed in grams. I don't know what happened on your end
that made them show up in bricks and studs or if there is even a setting for
that. Perhaps it's a Canadian thing?

Or are you referring to the names of the parts? That is unlikely to change any
time soon as it is much easier to refer to parts by their dimensions in bricks
and studs than my their dimensions in inches or millimeters, however convenient
that may be for packing and shipping purposes.

Good point! I'm talking when you want to make a catalog change.

Good suggestion. Measuring dimensions in bricks and studs makes sense for basic
parts such as bricks and plates, but not for small parts such as minifigure accessories
and non-system elements such as technic.

However, it's just a simple matter of unit conversion. I always remember
that one stud equals 5/16 of an inch and a plate is 1/8 of an inch. For the rest
of the world, that's approximately 7.9 and 3.2 mm.

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